City seeks building inspection for nuisance

The Sundance City Council is now in possession of a real estate analysis showing the existence of the house that has been identified as a nuisance on a Sewell Street plot does not improve the value of the land it sits on – and it may be worth more with it gone. However, access has not been granted to the interior for a building inspection, raising concerns about the idea of condemning it.

City Attorney Mark Hughes told the council on Tuesday that he feels it would be a good idea to obtain a formal evaluation that the property is a fire hazard before condemning it. Most of us would probabl...