Mysterious fire raze down 18 houses in Otukpo community
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By Peter Duru – Makurdi
No fewer than 18 buildings and property worth millions of Naira were on Friday razed in a mysterious fire outbreak at Akwete community in Alan Akpa ward of Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state.
The disaster which also left several families homeless and in dire need of support and assistance razed several food barns and farms in the community.
Saturday Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness that the fire which started Thursday morning was reportedly ignited by unknown persons who set grasses on fire in the community probably to catch grasscutters.
Recent snowfalls may have left many Pueblo residents grumbling and slipping on sidewalks this month, but for scientists in the state, the precipitation was a welcome sight. We need snow and a lot of snow, warned Tony Anderson, service hydrologist for the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Anderson has been studying the drought levels in Southern Colorado for years and said that this is the worst he has seen, possibly ever.
With some luck, there could be snow in the forecast for this weekend. National Weather Service Meteorologist Kyle Mozley said Friday that Pueblo County can hope to see some precipitation late Sunday afternoon through the night.
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Lisbon to fast track redevelopment of rundown, vacant properties
The Lisbon Development Committee approved a land bank program allowing the town to purchase distressed properties to speed up redevelopment.
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LISBON Lisbon selectmen approved a program last week that will allow the town to purchase distressed properties to speed up redevelopment of the buildings and get them back on the tax roll.
Eligible properties in Lisbon could include commercial or residential properties that have been vacant, abandoned, tax-delinquent, foreclosed, dangerous or blighted for an extended period of time that detract from the value of neighboring properties or threaten safety.
Under this program, town staff can buy, hold, maintain, lease, sell, demolish or rehabilitate an eligible property. Funding for the program will come from the sale of town-owned property as well as money set aside for land acquisition and downtown economic development.
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