The owners of a Corrales property described by neighbors and village officials as a public nuisance have appealed a clean-and-lien order and now face a public hearing before the Village Council.
Councilors last month approved the sanction against Jose Silva and Horst Welbat, who own the property at 744 Old Church Road. Silva resides there and Welbat lives out of state.
The decision clears the way for the village to eventually clear the lot and bill the property owners for the cost of the cleanup, after the matter is adjudicated…