Should Gallup demolish dilapidated structures faster?
The Days Inn, 3201 W. Highway 66 burned down in January 2010. Now mired in lawsuits and civil technicalities, it sits as an eyesore. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Bernie Dotson
Staff writer

GALLUP — Even though it was a Sept. 27 city meeting agenda discussion item, Community Planner C.B. Strain shed some light on the subject as to what to do about dilapidated structures. Strain told members of the Gallup City Council that there are “currently two nuisance properties that the city has control of right now that can be demolished.”

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