City of Jefferson v. Buescher

Barbara J. Buescher appeals from the circuit court’s judgment finding that she owed Jefferson City (“City”) $24,785.33 for nuisance abatement actions that the City took with regard to her properties. She argues that the City does not meet the statutory requirements to collect nuisance abatement fees; the City has no statutory authority to enact ordinances for the abatement of conditions on property; the City’s ordinances providing for abatement of nuisances are void because they do not require a hearing prior to the abatement; and the City’s ordinances concerning weed and trash control are…