Mildred Street is one block long and runs from Walnut Street to Scrivner Avenue. Currently, only one house faces Mildred Street.

A permit has been issued for a new 900-square-foot home to be constructed on a vacant lot on Mildred Street. This home will be on a lot between the existing home and the home of Ed and Marsha Adams who live on the corner of Scrivner and Mildred Street.

Miller erected a chain link fence          and wooden privacy fence on his side of the property on which he intends to build along the Adams’ property line.

City officials say Adams has made various complaints trying to keep the home from being built. Adams submitted a letter to the aldermen, has visited city hall on numerous occasions and has had a meeting with two aldermen, Phil Pilgrim the city inspector and Shelley Smythe city clerk who serves as zoning administrator. Adams’ pleas to prevent the construction were rejected.

His main concern seems to be  the placement of the home on the lot. Miller plans to build toward the rear of the lot, still within the setbacks required by city. Adams argues that by building the home at the rear of the lot, it will look out of place with the other homes on the block.

The city says the home is being built according to code and they had no reason to prevent construction.

Ironically most of the other homes on the block, Adams’ included were built before the city adopted building codes. They do not conform with current setback requirements, but are “grandfathered” in with their current placements.

The home Miller is building may be the only house on the block that actually conforms to the city’s building codes. Smythe has issued a building permit and Pilgrim has already conducted two successful inspections for the early stages of the project.

Adams declined to make a public comment to The Republican.