Bid approved for Hudson house demolition
HUDSON — A dilapidated house at the corner of Grove and Lafayette streets in Hudson is set to be torn down soon.
The Hudson City Council on Thursday approved a $12,500 bid from Briskey Brothers Construction, the lowest of three quotes submitted. The city meeting, set for Tuesday, was rescheduled due to a tornado warning that evening.
The two-story house at 225 Grove St. was deemed a dangerous structure by the city's building inspector in March 2022. The property was sold to a new owner in August that year who was informed by the city the house needed to be repaired or demolished. City officials said the owner did not comply, and on May 2, 2023, the city council held a show-cause hearing for deeming the house a dangerous structure. The owner did not appear at the meeting to be ordered to fix or raze the house, and the property is now overgrown.
The owner was given a chance to respond after the Hudson city attorney filed a complaint with the Lenawee County Circuit Court on behalf of the city. However, city officials said, the owner failed to comply with that order. The city received a judgment for demolition of a dangerous building from the court, giving Hudson the authority to raze the house.
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The property owner is identified as Harry Hamilton of Pittsford on Lenawee County property tax records as well as on correspondence on the matter between city officials and Hamilton.
The other bids were $14,950 from Steve Gier Construction and $21,535 by Rising Excavating Inc.
The city has $22,320 in the city hall and grounds line item budget to cover the cost of removing the house.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Bid approved for Hudson house demolition
