SHAMOKIN - Shamokin Code Enforcement Officer Rick Bozza said Wednesday a dilapidated vacant structure at 14 S. Shamokin St. will be condemned in the near future.
Bozza said a porch on the second floor of the structure could collapse because the deteriorating condition of the building owned by Louis Lippolis, of Sellersville, who has been cited for allowing the vacant structure to cause a public nuisance.
He said neighbors have complained about the poor condition of the property. Bozza said city street department employees have removed debris and garbage from the building and cut grass at the property several times.
Unless an emergency situation occurs, however, Bozza said the city cannot demolish the property because it is privately owned.
The Straub family, which lives next door, said the roof has slowly been falling apart for years. When it "finally gives way," someone is going to get hurt, Mary Straub said.
She supplied photos that show rain running straight off the roof and slowly deteriorating conditions, including a piece of metal trim that fell off the roof during a July 27 rainstorm.