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,fE13 21 <br />BOOK 76 r,icE 190 <br />that Resolution was expanded to include other problem areas of <br />the county. <br />Commissioner Bowman asked Building Director Rymer the status <br />of the demolition of the buildings at 45th St. and 33rd Ave. <br />Director Rymer informed the Board that those buildings are <br />owned by Mr. Gary Anthony, and he has hired an architect to <br />restore them. He has made application for a building permit, and <br />we are waiting for him to get with the Planning Department to see <br />what he can make of the buildings because they have been empty so <br />long. <br />Commissioner Bowman wished to know how long this can be <br />dragged out, and Director Rymer believed that is a problem that <br />would have to be addressed by the Commission. We can't go in and <br />demolish a building just because it is vacant and looks terrible. <br />The owner has the right to fix it or restore it, but he is <br />running out of time to fix it up. <br />Commissioner Scurlock believed the Board is indicating that <br />the Building Department should pursue this with due diligence. <br />Mrs. Rymer confirmed that the clock is running, and she is <br />in the process of notifying Mr. Anthony he either has to pull a <br />building permit or tear the buildings down. <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Eggert, that we not move forward with the <br />Drug Nuisance Abatement Board as proposed but request <br />the Sheriff to show a much higher presence at the <br />trouble spots. <br />James Richardson, owner of Richardson's Restaurant at 2960 <br />43rd Street, advised that he has been in business at that <br />location since 1954, and he is very much concerned about these <br />drug problems. He believed the problems are getting worse; gangs <br />of teenagers hang around the streets, tear up signs, and race <br />their 3 -wheelers up and down the street. They are bad for his <br />30 <br />