Sedalia seeks bids to demolish buildings on West Main Street
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The City of Sedalia is seeking bids to demolish buildings at 207 and 209 West Main Street.
A press release from the city says bids open on Tuesday and must be submitted to the city clerk’s office by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. The City Council is expected to approve a bid at its Nov. 3 meeting, the release says.
A judge in July ruled the city has the ability to order a building to be demolished within its city limits.
Chief Building Official Bryan Kopp had determined the building at 207 West Main St. needed to be demolished to “protect the public,” court documents say. The building is owned by Dana Melton and Travis Dixon. The city has described the building as being in “a state of collapse.”
The city looked at the nearby 209 West Main St. location last month. The city is looking to preserve other buildings that could be damaged in the event of a collapse, it previously stated.
A release from the city says the owners of the buildings claimed an engineer determined the buildings are not in danger of collaposing and the visibly damaged wall is not the “main support wall.” The release also says the building’s owners accused the city of damaging the building during sidewalk repairs that occurred three years ago.