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JOHN GAINES APPEARED AND STATED THAT HE HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE HOUSE, BUT HAS HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE HE MOVED IT AND WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET THE PERMITS NECESSARY TO DO THE WORK. MR. GAINES STATED THAT HE WENT TO SEE THE BUILDING DIRECTOR, MRS. RYMER, AND SHE TOLD HIM HE COULD NOT REPAIR THE HOUSE, ONLY TEAR IT DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1970. HE NOTED THAT MR. ADAMS ADVISED HIM NOT TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY IN THE HOUSE, BUT HE POINTED OUT THAT HE ALREADY HAS $8,000 TIED UP IN IT. MR. WALKER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT A PERMIT WAS GRANTED FOR MR. GAINES TO MOVE THE HOUSE TO ITS PRESENT LOCATION. HE NOTED THAT MR. GAINES HAS WORKED ON THE HOUSE, BUT VERY LITTLE AND ON A VERY INCONSISTENT BASIS. MR. WALKER DID AGREE THAT MR. GAINES HAD TAKEN THE OLD STUCCO OFF, BUT NOTED.THAT IN THE MEANTIME, THE WHOLE STRUCTURE HAS DETERIORATED. i MR. GAINES STATED THAT EVER SINCE HE MOVED THE HOUSE THERE, THE ATTITUDE HAS BEEN THAT IT SHOULD COME DOWN. HE WANTED TO GET TEMPORARY ELECTRICITY TO WORK ON THE HOUSE, BUT COULDNIT GET A PERMIT. COMRISSIONER Loy POINTED OUT THAT MR. GAINES WAS NOTIFIED MONTHS AGO, AND MR. GAINES STATED THAT HE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE BEFORE THE ONE HE JUST RECEIVED. HE AGREED THAT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE ON THE HOUSE, BUT STATED THAT HE IS WILLING TO DO IT IF HE CAN GET A PERMIT. MR. GAINES POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE CONDEMNATION NOTICES ON OTHER HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THEM. COMMISSIONER Loy INFORMED MR, GAINES THAT A MONTH AGO THIS BOARD AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO TEAR DOWN AT LEAST B OR 10 STRUCTURES AND NOTED THAT MR, GAINES IS ONE OF THE FEW WHO HAS HAD EIGHT YEARS TO WORK ON HIS HOUSE. MR. GAINES REITERATED THAT HE HAS WORKED ON IT, BUT COMMISSIONER Loy NOTED THAT HE COULD NOT HAVE WORKED ON IT CONSISTENTLY OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY NOW. MR. GAINES FELT THAT IT IS NOT FAIR TO MAKE HIM TEAR IT DOWN WHEN HE WANTS TO FIX IT UP. 35 a 3fj PA''F