The property standards appeal hearing for the fire ravaged home on Hiram Street in Wallaceburg has been pushed back.
The new time for the hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, August 22 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
It will be held inside the Chatham-Kent council chambers at the Civic Centre in downtown Chatham.
The hearing had originally been set for August 15.
Erin Merritt, a by-law enforcement officer with the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, told the Sydenham Current last month that their Order to Demolish, issued on June 30, was appealed and subsequently has led to the hearing.
Merritt said the Property Standards Committee will make the final decision for the future of the property, which could be to uphold, rescind, extend or modify the Order to Demolish.
Merritt said she then will have to wait 14 days to see if the decision is appealed to Superior court.
Several neighbours in the area have contacted the Sydenham Current with complaints, ever since the property went up in flames on April 22.
Some of the complaints, included: knee-high grass, rotten food in the backyard, mattresses lying around and, most recently, the presence of rats in the neighbourhood.
Watch for more updates on this story.
Here is our coverage to this point:
– August: Appeal hearing set for fire-ravaged Hiram home
– July: Demolition order for fire ravaged home appealed
– July: Rat issues on Hiram Street in Wallaceburg
– July: Demolition order placed for fire-ravaged home
– July: Demolition order being placed for Hiram Street home
– April: Update: $100,000 damage after Hiram Street blaze
– April: Arson investigation after Hiram Street blaze in Wallaceburg
– April: House fire on Hiram Street in Wallaceburg (Video, Photos)
– Photo credit: Aaron Hall
