Mayor Sells gets deadline to demolish, repair house

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This house at 99 LaGrange St. in Grantville, owned by Mayor Jim Sells, has been deemed unsafe and suitable for demolition by the Grantville City Council. 

By REBECCA LEFTWICH
rebecca@newnan.com
After a lengthy hearing in which Grantville building inspector Jack Mapp was extensively questioned about his findings and Mayor Jim Sells served in the dual role of city official and property owner, the Grantville City Council voted to label Sells’ property at 99 LaGrange St., Grantville, an unsafe structure suitable for demolition.
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