Update: The town demolished the house in October 2010.

Back in January, I visited Portage des Sioux, and reported on the potential demolition of an abandoned house whose legal wrangling had lasted for sixteen years. Just recently, the city of Portage des Sioux has ordered the building demolished. I’m a little confused about the decision; I personally looked at the house in question, and though it has its problems, it is in better shape than some of the other occupied houses in the town.