Gary eyes homes for demolition; hearing is Thursday – Post-Tribune

By Carole Carlson ccarlson@post-trib.com/302-0949 November 29, 2013 1:20PM

This house at 1039 Arizona St. in Gary is facing demolition under the city's unsafe building ordinance. A hearing is on Dec. 5. | Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune

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Updated: December 1, 2013 2:01AM

GARY The city plans to demolish about 60 homes if property owners dont improve conditions deemed unsafe.

Property owners can plead their case at an unsafe building hearing at 2 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Redevelopment Department, 839 Broadway.

Cedric Kuykendall, demolition coordinator for the Redevelopment Department, said owners have been informed via regular mail, certified mail and through publication of a legal notice in newspapers.

The houses are scattered across the city from Glen Park to Aetna. One commercial property on 15th Avenue is also included.

Kuykendall said the demolition order could be dismissed if a property owners promises to improve the condition of the home in a short period of time, such as within six months.

If a property owner doesnt show up at the hearing, the house likely will be slated for demolition. Attorney Gilbert King, the attorney for the Redevelopment Commission, will serve as the hearing officer.

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