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Serving Whitman County since 1877
The question of former Tekoa resident Ted Blaszak’s property near the Tekoa trestle – and whether someone could legally live in a houseboat and trailer on site without a water and sewer hook-up – appears closer to resolved, after the city last week completed its work into what the cost would be.
Blaszak, a former city council member and president of the Tekoa Trail and Trestle Association, owns three lots at the east end of the trestle, and, according to Mayor Troy Wilson, has allowed a homeless person to live there.
All the while the city of Tekoa hired a surveyor and looked for a viable route for a sewer hook-up.
Wilson talked to Blaszak Oct. 31 and informed him of the cost, which Blaszak would need to pay to install the hook-up.
“It took quite awhile to get all the ducks in a row,” said Wilson.
When the cost estimate came in, Blaszak indicated he was not interested.
“In Ted’s defense, we didn’t know it was going to be this astronomical,” said Wilson.
What may happen now?
“I think Ted will ask that person to leave, and the problem will be solved,” Wilson said.
Blaszak could not be reached by the Gazette for comment.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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