Ultimatum issued to owners of crippled Jefferson City building
If the Jefferson City Planning and Protective Services Department has its way, the buildings at 200 and 202 E. High St. will not be standing by Christmas.
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Housing Authority holds more open houses for blighted Jefferson City home
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Housing Authority allowed developers to take a closer look Tuesday at a dilapidated mansion on East Capitol Avenue. It was the second round of tours for developers who aim to bid on the property known as Ivy Terrace. The mansion, built in the 1890s, is in dismal shape,
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More than $6.2 million in rebuilding costs reported after Jefferson City tornado
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The cost of the tornado that left hundreds of Jefferson City buildings damaged continues to rise more than five months after the storm. According to the Jefferson City Building Regulations Division, 196 commercial and residential tornado damage permits have been issued, totaling $6,224,015 in project costs. Tornado-Damage-Permits-2019Download Of those permits, 51
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Jefferson City considers short term rental changes
Jefferson City Council members will hear a proposal to change requirements for short term rentals at Monday’s city council meeting. The city’s current policy requires a person to obtain a special exception permit to rent their home on platforms such as Airbnb or HomeAway. A person must apply for the permit through the Planning and
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Tornado, flood costs will continue to swell, Jefferson City administrator says
Jefferson City Administrator Steve Crowell will present a summary of the costs associated with the natural disasters that have struck the city. The estimate, which includes the costs of the May 22 tornado and the weeks of flooding in the city, is $4,224,559. In the document, the costs are sorted into both actual and anticipated
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Medical marijuana facility zoning continues in Jefferson City
The Jefferson City Council will hold a public hearing about medical marijuana testing and transportation facility zoning regulations at Monday evening’s council meeting. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved zoning regulations for testing and treatment facilities in C-2 zoning districts as a permitted use in September. Medical marijuana facilities cannot be within 1,000 feet of
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Jefferson City police request contact from other drivers after fatal crash
Anyone that was driving near the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash on Friday night is asked to contact Jefferson City police, according to a department statement online. The Jefferson City Police Department posted the request on Facebook Saturday afternoon. A man driving a motorcycle died after the crash near Highways 179 and 50 around
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‘It’s going to happen’: Demolition of crumbling building could bring neighbor down, too
Three buildings could all be implicated by the demolition of a crumbling structure in downtown Jefferson City. Andy Neidert, the owner of the building at 200 E. High Street, started the application process for a demolition permit in early September. A section of the building, which once housed law offices and apartment buildings, suddenly collapsed
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Jefferson City spent more than four million dollars on disaster response
Jefferson City spent more than $4 million on disaster response, according to estimates from the city. According to city estimates, the cost of the response to May’s tornado is approximately $1,544,880. Costs of spring’s floods is about $2,699,678. This includes the estimated costs for emergency responders and city workers. According to the estimates, there are
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