The Decorah City Council has authorized possible legal proceedings against the owners of two properties in Decorah--one at 405 E. Water Street and another at 603 E. Main Street.
City Administrator Chad Bird says numerous letters have been sent to the property owners, asking them to clean up their properties. He noted Tuesday night that the owners for the property at 603 E. Main Street have made "some headway," but that many issues still remain.
Tuesday night the city council gave city officials authority to seek a court order forcing the repairs to be made--or giving the city the authority to correct the itself and then charge any costs of cleanup to the property owners.