County Orders Home Demolished Despite Owner's Plea

by Trinity Gruenberg
The Todd County Commissioners held their regular meeting on Tuesday, October 6.
The commissioners authorized the removal of a hazardous structure on parcel 060054800 in Burnhamville Township. The county will pay for the removal and assess the cost to the property.
Landowner Lori Smith told the board she hoped to repair and keep the home, saying she had not understood the urgency of the county’s notices and was working to arrange repairs.
Commissioners said the matter had been ongoing for several years and that no repairs had begun.
The county had previously ordered the structure repaired or removed.
The board approved the removal order. Commissioner Lew Noska abstained, citing a potential relationship involving the low bidder...

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