#Ohio cra blight definition code#

“People living close by are afraid to live in their own bedroom, afraid to sleep at night on that end of the trailer because of the conditions of that building … Eric described to us last week, that a flick of a cigarette would set that place ablaze.” “They don’t want to live next door to filth, a fear of collapse, exploding brick from fire,” testified Schenkel. Schenkel testified as a representative of the collection of residents living within the lower west side who have lived in fear of the structures’ danger both of collapse and from the inadequate securing of the buildings over the last several years which allowed for continued harborage of illicit drug activity in the open cavity of the basement of 115 Gilman and in the 117 Gilman structure, as reported with interior photos and fresh liquor bottles documented in the Times in August of 2019.

#Ohio cra blight definition code#

“I found that there was sufficient evidence to indicate that in its current condition, the structure is in immediate danger of collapse,” testified Professional Engineer Eric Lambert, a city project engineer and expert witness, under questioning of City Law Director Paul Bertram and Washington County Common Pleas Judge John Halliday.įollowing testimony from Lambert, Code Enforcement Official Wayne Rinehart, and Fourth Ward Councilman Geoff Schenkel, the judge declared that the properties are both a blight, and a public nuisance, as defined by Ohio Revised Code. The topic before the court concerned the residential structures, properties that have netted more than 50 public nuisance complaints since 2012, before the last owner died on the property in 2014, leaving the structures to rot, floors to collapse, and creating, according to Law Director Paul Bertram, an “attractive nuisance” which has continually put neighboring children and those walking to and from Harmar Elementary School for the last nine years in harm’s way. George Bilokonsky, dean of technology and transfer at Washington State Community College, gave examples of how code is sent to different machines, and students were able to flick a switch to get the program running on Monday at WSCC’s open house.

Students and parents watch basic materials become a clock on a simulated factory process at the Washington State Community College open house on Monday. Wayne Rinehart, a city code enforcement official, reviews notes while questioned under oath in Washington County Common Pleas Court on Monday. (Photo by Janelle Patterson)įrom left, Marietta Law Director Paul Bertram, Professional Engineer Eric Lambert, and Fourth Ward Councilman Geoff Schenkel await judgment during a hearing against 115 and 117 Gilman Ave., Monday in Washington County Common Pleas Court. Marietta Law Director Paul Bertram outlines the city case for a declaration of blight and public nuisance against 115 and 117 Gilman Ave., Marietta, during a default hearing in Washington County Common Pleas Court on Monday.

Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge John Halliday notes the affidavits of neighbors living in fear of the immediate danger of 115 and 117 Gilman Ave., in Marietta, during a hearing Monday. (Photo by Janelle Patterson)įourth Ward Councilman Geoff Schenkel testifies to the fear residents within his ward live under due to the “neglect” at 115 and 117 Gilman Ave., in Marietta, during a hearing in Washington County Common Pleas Court on Monday. Harmar Elementary School sits in the shadow of 115 Gilman Ave., in Marietta, which was declared a blight and public nuisance in Washington County Common Pleas Court on Monday. Belpre City School Superintendent Jeff Greenley speaks during a Board of Education meeting on Monday evening.