By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
Nearly two months ago, the residence at 301 Chestnut Street in Great
Bend was determined to be unsafe and dangerous. The property was scheduled for
a public hearing with the possibility of demolishing the structure. At Monday’s
public hearing, the Great Bend City Council heard that enough progress has been
made cleaning the mobile home to give the owner a little more time.
Following a June 26 inspection, Assistant City Administrator Logan
Burns said city and county officials found heaps of trash, live roaches and
fleas and animal feces. There were several animals removed and officials found
the carcass of a cat.
"The conclusion that the Barton County Health Department has was that the condition of the residence was found to be a threat to the health of the public," said Burns. "There's a letter from the building inspector with multiple violations from the uniform housing code."
Receiving an update Monday, the council was informed that the Chestnut Street
property owner Jesus Carbajal was able to remove the occupants from the home
and clean up the majority of the interior. The council gave Carbajal until
Sept. 8 to have the structure exterminated for bugs.