Like many area municipalities, the City of Independence is making the removal of dangerous vacant houses in the city a priority.
At Thursday's Independence City Commission meeting, City Manager Kelly Passauer says the city has identified a number of vacant houses, several of which are eligible for demolition.
Passauer also informed commissioners that the city has closed on the property on West Oak street slated for the construction of an artificial lake to help with flooding problems and that the final plat for the Jefferson Subdivision has been approved.
In other business, the commission voted to rescind the demolition order on a house on North 16th street after the owners made required repairs to make the structure safe. They also approved a resolution to annex a property on North 13th street at the request of the property owners. Because that property is not adjacent to the city, the resolution will now move onto the Montgomery County Commission for their approval.
