Tekoa makes progress on unattented lot cleanups, junk car removals

Unattended lots and abandoned cars have drawn the attention of Tekoa Mayor John Jaeger, in an ongoing effort to reduce both.

The city two years ago began an effort to track down owners of lots not being maintained.

Once they make contact, the city offers to clean up the lot with workers at a fee rate of $30 an hour.

“We don’t want to do it,” said Jaeger. “We’ve got guys with better things to spend their time on.”

Earlier this year, a property owner who the city called came down from Spokane to work on his lot and a neighbor stopped by. In talking, the man said he was not sure why he even still...