Spurred by new ordinances crafted by the Citizens for a Clean Sedalia committee, the city made its first big push to be more proactive with trash and grass problems this week when crews cleaned up an abandoned residence.
The house, at the corner of East Boonville Street and North Emmet Avenue, was at one time a rental property but is now for sale.
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