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Thu, 04/15/2021 - 12:00am
By:
Will Sadler | Photojournalist
The City of Olney continues to work diligently to reclaim the unsightly properties around town that have long since given citizens a sore eye.
Olney Police Department’s Chief Dan Birbeck and Police Officer Dustin Hudson (Olney’s Code Enforcement Officer), lead the way to serve the seizure order to the owner of the property. After the paper order was served, Olney city worker Lloyd Newton moved in to begin clearing the property of debris with a heavy-duty piece of construction equipment called a front loader.
Officer Hudson says the City of Olney works with property owners over time before the City Council puts to a vote whether to seize and issue an abatement warrant for the property. Officer Hudson says the property owners have plenty of time and opportunity to correct the violations before things get to the point of seizure. Chief Birbeck said he gave the property owner of this particular property
Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:00am
By:
Ronni Walker | Mmc
Olney City Council met Monday, Feb. 8, at City Hall. Mayor Rue Rogers called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. The Councilmembers present included Mayor Pro-Tem Tom Parker, Phil Jeske, Tommy Kimbro, Chuck Stennett and Terri Wipperman. The meeting began with an invocation by City Administrator Neal Welch.
The Citizen Comment Period was filled with a presentation by Oscar Munoz asking to reconsider the ban for vendors selling alcohol within 1,000 feet of Olney ISD schools. (Refer to the full article on Pages 3 and 4, along with Dr. Roach’s response on Page 8.)
Mayor Rogers motioned to accept the minutes from the Jan. 25 council meeting, and Wipperman seconded the motion. The mayor tabled agenda item 5, the 10-year Longevity Award, to Michael Jacoba until the next meeting where Jacoba is expected to attend.