BETHEL — The Bethel Town Board has scheduled public hearings on two properties deemed unsafe by a consulting engineer, continuing an ongoing effort to address abandoned and deteriorating structures throughout the town.

The hearings will be held July 8 at 7:45 p.m. in the Dr. Duggan School meeting room and concern properties at 133 Jim Stephenson Road and 142 McKay Road.

During Wednesday’s town board meeting, Supervisor Dan Sturm read portions of engineer Glenn Smith’s reports describing severe deterioration at both locations.

At the Jim Stephenson Road property, Smith found a vacant two-and-a-half-story wood-frame house with collapsed sections of porch and roof, extensive water damage, deteriorated siding, collapsed basement stairs and open access to the building.

“It is not, in my opinion, considered feasible to repair or reconstruct the building to comply with current codes,” Smith wrote in his report, recommending demolition and removal of the structure.

A separate report on the McKay Road property concluded that multiple abandoned buildings should also be demolished and removed due to their condition.

The public hearings will give property owners an opportunity to address the findings and present plans to remedy the conditions before the town takes further action.

Sturm said that if owners fail to appear or do not resolve the issues, the town could seek bids to demolish the structures and recover the costs from the property owners.

Town officials noted that the hearings are part of a broader code enforcement effort. Town Clerk Rita Sheehan confirmed that three additional unsafe structure hearings are scheduled for June 24 at 7:45 p.m. at the same location.

The town has worked through several unsafe property cases in recent years as officials seek to address abandoned buildings viewed as safety hazards and neighborhood blight.