Owners of five properties in West Orange have 30 days to get them up to code or the structures will be demolished. The West Orange City Council voted unanimously Monday to have them demolished if the property owners do not make significant improvements to the structures.
Alderman Dale Dardeau made the motion to give the owners 30 days, but he would prefer to start tearing down the properties immediately. Dardeau said, “These properties have been that way for years and years. Our business is to try to make the city more attractive and a lot of these properties really have become a hazard for anyone to be on there because they’re so dilapidated. I think the sooner the better.”
The properties that are subject to demolition are located at: 1003 Albany; 2019 Bonnie; 2007 Crabtree; 1015 Lansing; and 2431 Smith. The owners are allowed to appeal the condemnation of their properties, but none of them attended the public hearing held Monday as part of the City Council meeting.
The council also unanimously appointed Rex Peveto as the new City Attorney for West Orange. Peveto replaces longtime City Attorney the late Joe Alford. Peveto acknowledged the big shoes he has to fill to replace a great guy and a great attorney like Alford, but admitted he is honored to have been asked to fill the position and is looking forward to it. -Dan Perrine, KOGT-
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