Granby officials may seek grant to demolish dilapidated structures
Granby officials may seek grant to demolish dilapidated structures
By Allie Hinga ahinga@joplinglobe.com
Nov 8, 2014
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GRANBY, Mo. — As Mayor Richard Eutsler drives through town, he points out different buildings he'd eventually like to see torn down.
They've been falling into disrepair for a long time, he said, some of them left empty for 30 years.
Those buildings are among more than 30 Eutsler would like to see demolished, in hopes of benefiting the town.
“I'm hoping that we'll have a clean little town here,” he said.
Among Eutsler's big concerns are the potential safety hazards the structures present — he's worried about someone getting into them and possibly getting hurt.
Alderman Bill Cooper also pointed out that cleaning up the town's appearance could bring in more business.
The city is looking into applying for a federal Community Development block grant to help with the costs of the effort, though Eutsler said officials are uncertain how long that process would take. He said he also wants to work with individuals, including owners or potential buyers, to get the properties cleaned up.
Alderman Travis Gamble said he agreed the issue needed to be addressed — when the city is able to take on those projects.
“It's a problem that needs to be addressed, but I don't see it being economically feasible at this time with the other issues we are facing,” he said.
Cooper said he believed city residents also would support the cleanup, but he said he thought the effort would have to wait until the city has financial help for the work. And he said he believes the city needs more direction in determining how the process might happen.
“It needs to happen, but its not going to happen unless we get a grant," he said.
Cooper also he said he believes the city's first priority is improvements to the city's waste-water treatment plant.
“This is what we need first, and then we'll worry about the dwellings,” he said.
Eutsler said he thinks addressing the dilapidated buildings would improve safety and boost property values as well as increase "respect for our town as being a clean, neat town like it used to be."
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Granby officials may seek grant to demolish dilapidated structures
By Allie Hinga ahinga@joplinglobe.com
Nov 8, 2014
http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/loca...94e774109.html
http://christian-identity.net/forum/...1683#post11683
http://whitenationalist.org/forum/sh...1683#post11683
GRANBY, Mo. — As Mayor Richard Eutsler drives through town, he points out different buildings he'd eventually like to see torn down.
They've been falling into disrepair for a long time, he said, some of them left empty for 30 years.
Those buildings are among more than 30 Eutsler would like to see demolished, in hopes of benefiting the town.
“I'm hoping that we'll have a clean little town here,” he said.
Among Eutsler's big concerns are the potential safety hazards the structures present — he's worried about someone getting into them and possibly getting hurt.
Alderman Bill Cooper also pointed out that cleaning up the town's appearance could bring in more business.
The city is looking into applying for a federal Community Development block grant to help with the costs of the effort, though Eutsler said officials are uncertain how long that process would take. He said he also wants to work with individuals, including owners or potential buyers, to get the properties cleaned up.
Alderman Travis Gamble said he agreed the issue needed to be addressed — when the city is able to take on those projects.
“It's a problem that needs to be addressed, but I don't see it being economically feasible at this time with the other issues we are facing,” he said.
Cooper said he believed city residents also would support the cleanup, but he said he thought the effort would have to wait until the city has financial help for the work. And he said he believes the city needs more direction in determining how the process might happen.
“It needs to happen, but its not going to happen unless we get a grant," he said.
Cooper also he said he believes the city's first priority is improvements to the city's waste-water treatment plant.
“This is what we need first, and then we'll worry about the dwellings,” he said.
Eutsler said he thinks addressing the dilapidated buildings would improve safety and boost property values as well as increase "respect for our town as being a clean, neat town like it used to be."
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