The Knox Redevelopment Commission has chosen an option for selling 8 South Main Street. Mayor Dennis Estok told board members this month that Indiana Code allows redevelopment commissions to sell a property to an abutting landowner, as long as it’s worth less than $15,000.
Continue readingThe Knox Redevelopment Commission members voted unanimously Monday afternoon to sell the building at 8 S. Main Street.
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The City of Knox has taken some of the final procedural steps related to its takeover of a downtown building. A portion of 8 South Main Street’s roof collapsed years ago. The city took possession of the building last year, after the previous owners only reportedly paid $75 of the $2,250 fine.
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works will get an update on the wastewater plant project this morning. After numerous delays and cost overruns, it finally appeared to be complete, only for several more issues to turn up.
Continue readingA portion of 8 South Main Street in Downtown Knox has been demolished, but the future of the rest of the building remains up in the air. “The building’s not done. It’s in bad shape,” Mayor Dennis Estok recently told the city council. “But the demoed part of it is out of there, the rot and all that, so at least the other two buildings are safe now. They don’t have to worry about it or anything.”
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works will consider additional penalties against the owner of 6 North Pearl Street today. The board had called for the home’s demolition back in 2016 but later agreed to give the owner a chance to fix the issues. Board members will also get updates on 253 East Washington Street, 8 South Main Street, and 204 West Bender Street.
Continue readingThe City of Knox is moving closer to revitalizing a dilapidated downtown building. The city has been trying to take possession of 8 South Main Street, after a portion of the roof collapsed and the owner failed to pay most of the fine.
Continue readingKnox officials are taking steps to secure grant funding to help eliminate a dilapidated structure from Main Street.
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The building that formerly housed the Independent Biker Association in downtown Knox will be demolished.
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The Knox Board of Works will meet today where the members plan on receiving updates on several unsafe properties in the city.
Continue readingThe City of Knox will be hiring a structural engineer to evaluate the condition of a downtown structure.
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