WILSON — The Wilson City Council conducted three 30-minute public hearings Monday before the regular council meeting for property owners who received violation notices from the city board of health.

The first hearing was with Kristofer Ritchie, owner of the property at 408 24th St. Ritchie said he needed clarification on what to do with the shed on the property.

“I should be allowed to have it on my property,” Ritchie said.

Ritchie said he is moving back to that property and is working to clean it up. While some of the items on the cleanup list have been completed, he needs more time to complete the rest, he said, asking for a six month extension.

“In my opinion, six months is way too long,” Mayor Mike Peschka said.

Ritchie said he has items of value on the property that he needs to find a secure place for, but he needs adequate time to do it.

The council voted to give Ritchie a two-month extension to complete the cleanup. He will give the council a progress report in 30 days.

The second hearing was with Roger Hubert, owner of the property at 2211 Ave. D.

Hubert said a new roof has been put on the house and one of the broken windows has been repaired but others need repaired. Concerns were raised by the council of bats and rodents in the house.

“There are no rodents in the house,” Hubert said, adding he is going to see if he can get the bats out of the house.

The council gave Hubert a 30-day extension to resolve the clean up issues on the property, but to focus first on removing the bats. If he needs more time, he can request it from the council for consideration.

The third hearing was with Dan Erdman, owner of the property at 2504 Ave. E.

Erdman, who addressed the council via telephone, noted he and Peschka had discussed the possibility of the city purchasing the building. However, a plan has not been discussed by the council.

Peschka said the appraised value of the limestone building is less than $13,000.

“We want to save that building,” he said. “It is in a huge state of disrepair. Something needs to happen fairly quickly.”

“I have already done quite a bit and would like to continue to do that,” Erdman said.

Peschka said the council would consider purchasing the building in executive session during the regular July 6 council meeting.