Council discusses who is responsible for paying demolition costs

  • During a Lampasas City Council meeting last week, Municipal Judge Robert Gradel swears in Dylan Boivin -- accompanied by his wife and son -- as a Lampasas Police Department officer. Boivin graduated from Lampasas High School and previously served as a deputy at the Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office. MADELEINE MILLER | DISPATCH RECORD
    During a Lampasas City Council meeting last week, Municipal Judge Robert Gradel swears in Dylan Boivin -- accompanied by his wife and son -- as a Lampasas Police Department officer. Boivin graduated from Lampasas High School and previously served as a deputy at the Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office. MADELEINE MILLER | DISPATCH RECORD

    During a meeting last week, Lampasas City Council members discussed amending the city’s demolition process for substandard structures.

    Council members Delana Toups and Gordon Nelson were absent. Mayor Misti Talbert said Nelson was hospitalized at the time for COVID-19.

    Council members said they are concerned some property owners knowingly purchase properties that include substandard structures and r…