Building, Nuisance Board Meets

The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board met Monday evening, taking action on several properties.
Action taken during the meeting included:
Declaration of Nuisance
• 601 E. Ninth St., owned by Bob Overton – the owner told Code Enforcement Officer Wes Barone that a contractor has been hired to make roof repairs, but work cannot begin immediately. The board voted to allow 60 more days at this stage of the process.
• 1861 16th St. , which is a storage facility owned by S&K Enterprises – Barone said the owner has indicated that he had ordered new doors for the units, but has no idea when they will arrive. Some of the area has been cleaned up but Barone said there is still work to be done. The property was given 30 more days.
Public Hearing
• 601 E. 19th St., owned by John Berry – Berry was at the meeting and said he has removed some of the debris from the front of the house and will get a chipper to chip up the rest of the wood. He indicated he will get a trailer to remove a pile of shingles that remains on the property. He also indicated he intends to paint the house. The board gave him another 30 days.
Findings of Fact
• 1614 Mable St., owned by Kathy Reeder and William Earl Gott – Barone said there has not been any progress on the house and requested that it be moved to Certificate of Dangerous Building, which the board approved.
• 1010 Avalon St., which is the Walden Apartments Complex – Barone said the sale of the property is scheduled to close this week and the new owners are looking for a contractor to demolish one of the buildings that was damaged in a fire. Once that is done, the issues that put it on the list would be abated. The board gave it 30 additional days.
Barone discussed several current structures, including those that have been involved in fires. He said Bea and Russell Shaw have signed a letter of intent to tear down a house at 213 E. Crowder Rd., which recently burned, and Anthony Polley has indicated he will sign a letter of intent to have property at 1429 Chestnut St. demolished. Another property, owned by Melanie Avery at 1801 Chestnut St., is “in limbo” Barone said as it might be sold. A property at 1806 Bolser St., owned by Kenneth Ewing, has been sold and will be rebuilt. Since all of these properties have burned, they were required to be placed on the nuisance list.
Also declared a nuisance property was 1013 Tindall Ave., owned by Tukitoa and Viliami Taulanga. Barone also said the property at 513 E. Ninth Ct., is now in the name of Carlos Hendricks and the board can move forward on it.
The former Lakeview Restaurant, now owned by Mendin Dzabiroski, was also discussed, with the main issue being a trench that runs through the parking lot. Barone said the property still has a declaration of dangerous building on it and no improvements have been made since the new owners purchased the property in late 2021.
Trenton Police Chief Rex Ross also gave a report, indicating there have been 11 nuisance incidents investigated so far in 2022, with seven of them involving trash and debris and four involving unregistered vehicles. There are currently 21 cases in court.
The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for March 28.