City targets abandoned properties for demolition
The Sallisaw City Commission conducted public hearings on Monday to determine if properties located at 501 N. Walnut Place and 503 N. Walnut Place are a public nuisance. The properties are vacant and have been a public nuisance for several years, with multiple cleaning/ mowing and property maintenance issues. The structures are unsecured and beyond repair.
The Sallisaw City Commission conducted public hearings on Monday to determine if properties located at 501 N. Walnut Place and 503 N. Walnut Place are a public nuisance.
The properties are vacant and have been a public nuisance for several years, with multiple cleaning/ mowing and property maintenance issues. The structures are unsecured and beyond repair.
The city has had to maintain the properties due to owner abandonment. There are currently five unpaid cleaning and mowing bills for the property at 501 N. Walnut Place, and two unpaid cleaning and mowing bills for the property at 503 N. Walnut Place. All have been certified to the Sequoyah County clerk and are now liens. The Building Development Department has safety concerns for children residing in the area, and officials recommend removal of the structures. City commissioners also approved a purchase order in the amount of $34,070 to Robertson Electrical and Mechanical of Van Buren, Ark., for the purchase of two Burmese Submersible Solids handling pumps for the underpass on Cherokee Avenue.
The current pumps at the underpass are old and in bad condition, and were rebuilt in 2018-19. The impellers appear to be defective due to sand and bearings are also faulty. Therefore, current pumps
