LISBON – After inspection a house at 39 Village St. Tuesday night, selectmen voted to suspend its condemnation and demolition order pending completion of certain work.
Owner Reginald Thiboutot was given until Sept. 30 to complete a list of chores to make it “structurally safe,” selectmen said.
The decision came after Thiboutot explained what he planned to do and said that when all the work was completed he intended to live in the house.
Rather than dismissing the previous order, which was issued after months of failed attempts by the town to get Thiboutot to make repairs, selectmen, on the advice to Town Attorney Roger Therriault, decided to suspend enforcement of the order for a specific time.
The condemnation proceedings and subsequent demolition order “all came about due to complaints from neighbors,” Selectman Layne Curtis said, noting the building was “uninhabitable.” There was no opposition to the selectmen’s decision to suspend the order.
The agreement calls for jacking up the building, installing new sills, blocks, new windows and doors, if needed. Also required is repairing one side of the roof that is damaged, the chimney and all outside details. Thiboutot was told to get the necessary permits from the town on Wednesday to begin work.
Bowie said there would be periodic inspections by the codes enforcement officer, and “if you don’t meet all criteria, we will go back to the order.”
The agreement does not address when the interior work will be completed, only that Thiboutot will make the building structurally safe by Sept. 30. After the vote, Thiboutot thanked selectmen for working with him.
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