OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen took steps Thursday toward declaring a fire-damaged home on Roller Rink Road a dangerous building.
Selectmen unanimously voted to have Town Manager Michael Chammings draft an order to present to the selectmen. The order will be certified by Town Clerk Ellen Morrison, and the property owner will be served by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Morrison said the building will be torn down after the owner has been served with the notice.
The property belonging to Kevin McGowan caught fire in April after gusting winds spread a bonfire to the house. Morrison said McGowan has periodically returned to the house to live, although fire Chief Scott Hunter deemed it not habitable.
At a public hearing preceding the vote, Hunter said the site poses a health hazard. Chammings said trash and feces have become an issue there.
“Scott has deemed the building dangerous,” Chammings said. “It’s pretty much gutted.”
McGowan was not at the meeting.
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