The fate of three buildings within Independence city limits was decided at yesterday's City Commission meeting. Two buildings, located at 301 N. 11th and 208 N. 17th, were condemned as dangerous and unsafe. The key factor in both cases according to Building Inspector Don Cushing was little to no contact from the owners of the two buildings and a lack of progress on repairs after both were damaged in seperate fires. The building located at 301 N. 11th had also been the subject of complaints from neighbors who claimed unwanted people were going in and out of the house.

A third building, located at 513 W. Cottonwood, was deemed by Cushing to be making satisfactory progress toward repairs. The building inspector recommended the commission revisit the issue in two months at their August 22nd meeting.