The Plan

Park plan and future goals

  1. Finish the ceiling of the pavilion at the park. APPROVED
  2. Apply for grants for new playground equipment. WORKING ON AUDITS
  3. Get gravel at the basketball court and the pavilion for parking.
  4. Plant new trees to replace the ones that had to be cut down. ONE TREE PLANTED
  5. Add guttering on all the buildings to get water away from them.
  6. Add dirt to level low areas especially around the buildings. DIRT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AND LEVELED
  7. Build a pavilion over the concrete pad where building was tore down.
  8. Install a fence that is sectioned off for individual dog park in the ball field.
  9. Install a back stop in the ball field

Abandoned and dilapidated properties

Clean up abandoned and dilapidated properties. This list to help clean up and make our community a safer place for all. Below is a list of vacant, burnt down or falling apart houses. These properties pose both a health and safety issue.

  1. We can apply for grants to help with cost of clean up. WORKING TO COMPLETE AUDITS
  2. Work with property owner to clean up the property. DONE THIS WITH A FEW PROPERTIES SOME PEOPLE STILL NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY BEFORE THE VILLAGE TAKES THEM TO COURT
  3. The last resort is to go through the legal process to get it cleaned up. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS.

List of vacant houses in Buckner:

210 N Jenette Ave burnt house not maintained

CONTACTED THE OWNER A NUMBER OF TIMES STILL HASN’T CLEANED IT UP. EVEN OFFERED TO HELP WITH MY MACHINE TO CLEAN IT UP.

CONTACTED THE OWNER A NUMBER OF TIMES STILL HASN’T CLEANED IT UP.

Corner Clark & Central burnt house not maintained

303 Miller St vacant garbage waste in yard people are making attempt to work on the house

VILLAGE BUT HERE PURCHASE THIS HOUSE FEBRUARY 10TH 2025 IN LIEU OF DEMOLITION ORDER. I WILL BE VOLUNTEERING MY MACHINE AND TIME TO HELP TEAR IT DOWN.

702 E 3rd St vacant not maintained

NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THIS PROPERTY IT COULD BE SOLD AND POSSIBLY FIXED UP

110 N Newton St house vacant falling in not maintained

THE OWNER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES TO CLEAN IT UP. THE STRUCTURE COLLAPSE HAD IT MOWED ONE TIME BEEN 3 YEARS SOLD ON BACK TAXES. WILL BE FINDING OUT WHO HAS IT SO WE CAN GO AFTER THEM TO CLEAN IT UP.

404 E Railroad St vacant not maintained

CAUGHT FIRE SOON AFTER 2021 ELECTION PROPERTY STILL NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP PILE OF LUMBER AT THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY

118 N Edwards St vacant not maintained

NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE PROPERTY

108 N Edwards St vacant not maintained

NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE PROPERTY

118 S Edwards St unsecure vacant burnt not maintained

STRUCTURE WAS PURCHASED ON BACK TAXES. PARTIALLY CLEANED UP BY RESIDENT OF BUCKNER THEN SOLD TO AN OUT OF TOWN INVESTOR WHO CLEANED UP THE REST OF IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY.

103 E Coal St vacant unsecure not maintained

OWNER PAID TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURED HOME TORE DOWN AND I VOLUNTEERED TO REMOVE THE CONCRETE TO REDUCE DISPOSAL COST. THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE

105 S Silkwood St vacant not maintained

THE NEIGHBOR PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AND PAID FOR A COMPANY TO TEAR IT DOWN. ALSO CLEAN UP THE TREES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY.

208/210 W Coal St vacant falling in not maintained

PERSON BOUGHT IT UP ON BACK TAXES THEN RELINQUISHED IT BACK TO FRANKLIN COUNTY TREASURER WHO NOW HAS TO HAVE 3 YEARS OF NO TAXES BEING PAID TO PUT IT AT TAX AUCTION THIS WILL BE A CANDIDATE FOR DEMOLITION ORDER.

Hwy 14 East off Roy St brick apartment vacant not maintained

OWNER CAME AND CLEANED UP A LITTLE BIT OF THE TREES BUT NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN DONE

Most of these properties have sat empty for several years and are falling apart. Property owners should be worked with to help clean them up. If you have any questions or suggestions please let me know.

Income and expenses transparency

At the Village Hall there will be posted at each board meeting the income that came in and the bills that was paid that month. Also will have a list of outstanding debt the Village has.

Property owned by Village of Buckner

Any property the Village of Buckner owns will be assessed based on use. If we don’t use the property or need the property we could sell it. We would not get rid of the ball field or the mine pond property either.