Towns seek remedies to abandoned buildings

Business owner Kathy Galyen worries that the Homer Beach building, a vacant two-story brick building, could collapse and damage her business – or worse, injure someone.

"A few of the top bricks have fallen onto my roof," said Galyen, who owns Galyen's Trading Post at 131 S. Main St., Homer, next door to the Homer Beach building. "If the rest gives way, it would cause damage."

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