Sweet Home City Council discusses vacant buildings

Wastewater plant upgrades, railroad depot also on agenda

By Benny Westcott
Of The New Era

The May 10 Sweet Home City Council meeting featured discussions on potentially enforcing stricter vacant-building ordinances downtown, funding necessary wastewater treatment plant upgrades amidst inflation, and efforts to curtail speeders, among other things.

By a 5-2 vote, the council chose to schedule a future work session to discuss possible expansion of the city’s current vacant-building ordinances in greater detail. Mayor…