Upcoming House Demolition The house on the corner of Dakota and 5th has been owned by St. Joseph for 10 years. The house had been rented for a number of years but is now in need of some major repairs including a new roof and new siding. Additionally, the inside of the house would have to be entirely gutted and redone for handicap accessibility if the house were ever to be used by the parish (in accordance with state law). After running the numbers it was decided that the cost to fix the house for any future use by the parish would not be a financially responsible use of our parish funds. The Parish and Finance Councils agreed that the best action, both fiscally and for liability, was to demolish the house. The house has been tested for asbestos and will be abated and taken down in the upcoming weeks.