the township has already begun cleanup on this property

The Owner cut down the huge tree in the front yard, taking all of the dead branches and piling them next to the house(many weeks ago), which is a run-down disgrace. The back yard is still full of junk, dead trees, dilapidated shed, un-mown lawn, etc. Don't let the surrounding property values decline any further due to this property!!!

I believe that the Township mowed the "lawn" earlier this week. The rest of the property has yet to be cleaned-up.

FIX This!!! This too is so unfair to the Heather Place, Primrose, and Lotus Residents! FIX IT!

Why should tax dollars pay for this propety to be cleaned. If everyone is so worried about this property and the way it looks why not step in and help clean up the propety? Ever think that this person has fell on hard times like everyone else!? Step up and stop complaining!

are you kidding me???these people were(are pigs).they do not live there they were forced out by the township because of the conditions.i live down the road from there and i cannot believe the township does not rip the house down...the ambulance people were there and they would not even go inside....a tree fell through the roof several years ago and they never fixed it...

OK...where did the (lengthy) comment go that I just posted?!?!?!

If we kind folks in the neighborhood were to go over and try to clean the place up, we would then be liable for our actions, and I'd bet you that we'd get sued by the Owner of the house, or at least get charged for trespassing. The house should be sold by the Owner if they can no longer maintain it. (or condemned and razed) The economy has affected us all, and now to add to this burden, all of our property values are further decreased by this property. I'd love to try and sell my home to upgrade and stay in the Township, but I can't even consider it now because of this property!

Even when the economy was good, the Owner didn't do much, if anything, to keep their property maintained, so I don't want to hear about "hard times." It took them months and months to remove the back patio roof when it collapsed several years ago.It is apathy plain and simple.

To address your comment as to why "our tax dollars" should be used to clean up the property, quite simply it is to safeguard the entire neighborhood from becoming a run-down. Blight spreads, plain and simple. If this property affects the values of the homes around it, then we get less money for the property, and the Township gets less money in tax revenue, then we all pay a higher tax rate to keep the services we have grown accustom to. They are protecting the interest of the Citizens of the Township, as well as the Townships best interests. Point of fact, the cost of any and all work that the township does gets passed back to the Owner of the property, and if they don't pay it, then it gets put as a lien on the property...then the township gets paid when the property is sold. If they default on their taxes, then the property gets sold at Sheriff's sale and the Township gets paid (taxes and lien). All of this takes time and money, and believe me I am not happy that our limited local township resources are being squandered by a single individual property owner, but it is for the common good of the Township.

It should be noted that someone was inside the house for most of the day on 7/5/10, although no noticeable improvements to the outside of the property were made. I assume that this was the Owner, or a relative/friend of the Owner. Hopefully their continued efforts bring closure to this issue before more time and effort are spent by the Township.

One last question - Would you want to live next to this run-down house?

Respectfully,

Concerned and Angy

No I don't want to live there, nor do I want to pay to clean it up. Why would anyone expect the taxpayers to pay for a private residential cleanup?

It's official...There is a sign on the front door posting it for SHERIFF'S SALE! Hopefully someone will buy the property and fix it up!

Property sold at sheriff's sale, up for sale by new owner, who is fixing the place up.