City identifies two houses for demolition

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.   City officials continue their efforts to clean up the cityscape, forcing the demolition of abandoned, derelict houses and cleanup of overgrown and unsightly lots if the owners don’t take steps to remedy the problem. The most recent notices of violations were issued on two properties at 420 and 520 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. The notices inform the respective owners of the city’s intent to demolish the structures unless the owners act to remove or repair them. City Manager Seth Lawless told the Monticello City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 3, that he and the building inspector had examined each of the two houses and had determined that they we