| City closing McKenzie Apartments for code violations Casper will shut off electricity to the McKenzie Apartments on Tuesday, forcing thirteen adult residents to vacate the building by 5 p. was built in 1920, according to the Natrona County auditor's website. Young said the past year has focused on high-risk apartments, and inspections for buildings identified as midlevel risks are just beginning. 6, shortly after the building inspection, that he had 90 days to bring the building up to code. "Really, we have had a great deal of success with a lot of the apartments in town in that Top 10 or that high-risk group," he said. 13. "As far as we know, he didn't obtain the financing to finance that repair or it was too costly so he chose not to make the repairs," Barrett said. Priority list Although the McKenzie Apartment inspection was complaint-driven, Fire Chief Mark Young said the building was on a list of multifamily dwellings that would have eventually been investigated. The city approved an electric repair plan but it was never put into action. Residents were notified of the Tuesday deadline on Feb. Without sprinklers and a proper second floor fire escape, the building poses a safety risk, Barrett said. "Those properties, the property owners have decided to comply and they've come along and they're doing all the necessary renovations, until we discovered this one on South Grant. "I'm hoping next couple of days, I find out. The city created a plan for prioritized inspections after code violations closed the KC Apartments in 2009. Requests for Interfaith's assistance began about the same time, Acting Executive Director Marilyn Dymond Wagner said. "I'm just waiting to get a call from other places," he said. His experience at the apartment has been "peaceful," he said, aside from having to limit electric use to prevent blowing a fuse. He said other property owners and social services organizations were notified of a possible housing need as soon as the eviction notice was posted. The apartment building at 231 S. Grant St. . |
Monday, 5 March 2012
City closing McKenzie Apartments for code violations
