The Joplin Board of Appeals convened on May 22, 2026, to review multiple properties on the dangerous building list, hear progress reports, grant permit extensions, and conduct three dangerous building hearings. The board addressed 19 agenda items, ordering demolition for three structures and continuing the majority of cases for further progress reports or demolition hearings.
We'll go ahead and call the May Board of Appeals meeting to order. First order of business is roll call. Mr. Brown, present. Mr. Windsor? Here. Mr. Duncan? Here. Mr. Wickland. Here. Mrs. Harrington? Here. Has everyone had a chance to review the minutes from the previous meeting? Do we have a motion to approve? So move. Second. Excuse me. There's a motion by Mr. Windsor sending it by Mr. Brown that the minutes of the April 24th meeting be approved. All those favor in favor say aye. Aye. Those opposed. Motion carries. First item is 3104 1909 West 15th Street. Morning. Can you tell us the progress since the last meeting? Well, I had a little fit back on my port situation. And they approved it now so I can go forward with it. And my uh left school got uh uh not deny but uh uh what's it called kind of like I got uh especially for my lips go and I had to get another one it's gonna be today or this will be good my plumbing is like right 99 percent I'll call for a special for that today I thought you're done all the bit that's progress I okay I see you started framing up your porch you think you'll have that framed by next our next meeting oh yes we were waiting on inspection last time for the plumbing a rough in and you got that is that what you just said I didn't yes ma'am uh the problem actually will be done today it's just a little bit of stuff and I'm gonna call for especially for Monday on that and I've got a special for the metric for today Monday's a holiday so they'll probably have to do it Tuesday okay yeah Shelley is there sufficient progress on this yes definitely definitely the permit does expire on the 27th though may need to be extended to conclude on the 27th yeah this month so we need to extend it so your permits expiring this month how many months do you think you'll need to uh wrap this up to extend the permit uh the three months not even covered okay do we have a motion to extend the permit Mr. Chairman I move item 3104 at 1909 West 15th Street have its uh sir uh extended 90 days uh it's permit extended 90 days second motion by Mr. Windsor saying to my mr excuse me by Mr. Duncan seconded by Mr. Windsor that the permit uh be extended for 90 days uh for item 3104 1909 West 15th street do we have a motion to continue the uh item as well uh mr chairman i move that item 3104 at 1909 West 15th street be continued to our meeting of June 26th 2026 uh for uh report and demolition hearing second motion by mr duncan seconded by mr windsor that item 3104 1909 West 15th street be extended to our uh June 26 meeting for progress report and demolition hearing all those in favor say aye aye those opposed motion carries thanks good look does he need to go downstairs on the extension or is it just automatically well Brian will have to approve it oh when he gets back Tuesday thank you good luck on it next item is 3112408 West 4th Street morning can you what can you tell us about your property um yes we're still in process of selling the home uh we've had multiple people come in uh scope out the home but it is kind of harder to sell since it's under the city board and everything but we're still in the process of trying to sell the home and hopefully we'll have a better update by the next hearing it's still secure yes sir you had any offers um we have it's just way below what we're asking and I and I know that's kind of hard but hopefully there's a potential buyer here soon do you have a listed for sale um we have it um a real estate agent with the flannagan home he has his own clientele that's into the fixer upper homes so it's not actually on the market not yet no that's a that's a problem so I did speak with Flanagan group um Jordan with Planning group uh and um basically explain the same thing is there they haven't listed it yet but um they're negotiating numbers He has his own clientele that's into the fixer upper homes. So it's not actually on the market. Not yet, no. Uh that's a that's a problem. So I did speak with Flanagan group, um, Jordan with Flanagan Group. Uh and um basically explained the same thing. Is there they haven't listed it yet, but um they're negotiating numbers. And that was the same story last month. You okay? So have you contacted them again? Yes, this is yeah, the second time around. She actually, I was waiting for her to give me a call back, and I finally got in touch with her.