The owner of a deteriorated downtown building has 12 months to fix it, according to a court ruling issued Tuesday. Denying the city of Oelwein the authority to demolish the building at 27 S. Frederick, Magistrate Judge David James Hanson ruled that building owner Gary Wright needs to rehabilitate and restore the building to “habitable, usable condition. In so doing he shall remove and replace any and all wood, roof material, studs, flooring and other material compromised by rot or decay.” Hanson also ruled that the city needs to grant Wright the permits necessary for the reconstruction, and that Wright … Continue reading Owner wins a year to fix decaying Oelwein downtown building