Sedgwick County seeks new power to handle nuisance properties

James Howell knows of nuisance properties outside city limits in Sedgwick County that are beyond reach of existing state law.
Howell, a member of the Sedgwick County Commission, urged a Kansas Senate committee Thursday to adopt a bill granting the county authority to order unsafe properties cleaned up and require the property owners to pay the cost.
“It is my belief that a property owner’s right to enjoy their property should not endanger their neighbors’ health, safety or enjoyment of their own property,” he said.
(Read more: News – Dodge City Daily Globe – Dodge City, KS)