East Dubuque Acquires Two Properties With Intent To Sell Them

East Dubuque officials are looking to sell two properties they recently acquired through condemnation. City Council members this week voted, 5-0, to direct city staff to adopt paperwork that would declare the properties on Sinsinawa Avenue as surplus property, which would allow the properties to be put up for sale. City Manager Loras Herrig said the city took possession of the properties in the last month, concluding a process that began in 2019. The city condemned the properties after it was determined that they were in deteriorating condition and were not being developed or maintained by the owners. The property at 69 Sinsinawa Avenue has a caved-in roof.