Consultants have finished structural assessments for blighted properties along Jefferson City s Capitol Avenue, and seven reports are now available to the public.
Under a new law finalized Wednesday, Jefferson City may not pay the property owner of 14 dilapidated buildings along East Capitol Avenue more than market value.
Legislation that would make it cheaper for Jefferson City to address abandoned homes along Capitol Avenue passed out of the state Legislature and is awaiting the governor's signature.
Last year, Cole County fire agencies began exploring how to better help each other when more support is needed during a structure fire. The Jefferson City Council is considering how to make the plan happen.