Among the Great Bend properties abated by the City Council Monday night was former Highland Hotel (now known as the Great Bend Hotel and Convention Center), a local landmark that has fallen into disrepair.
Located at 3017 10th St., trash cans around the site are over flowing, weeds have been allowed to grow and other maintenance has not been done, City Sanitarian Austin LaViolette said. Even after city personnel and volunteer private citizens have fought back the vegetation, it is still an eyesore.
A member of the meeting audience asked what could be done about it. Sadly, officials said, not much at this time.
“I hate to see it go to waste,” City Attorney Bob Suelter said. But, unless it deemed “unsafe and dangerous” the city can’t do anything about the problem.
(Read more: Great Bend Tribune – Local News)