CORRECTION: The address of the second home on the list was incorrect. It has been corrected in the text below.

The old Lincoln School building is not the only Dowagiac structure local leaders are hoping to bring down later this year.

The Cass County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution during its meeting last week in support of a grant application to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s 2017 Blight Elimination Program, for funding to demolish four heavily damaged properties in Dowagiac. These houses are currently on Cass County’s tax-reverted properties list.

The county is seeking to demolish the following properties:

• 511 N. Front St., located on the north entry corridor into downtown. The house is suffering from foundation damage on the north side of the building, and is structurally compromised.

• 307 N. Front St. The home’s roof and siding are falling off.

• 305 E. Telegraph St., located one block from Justus Gage Elementary. The home’s roof, foundation and garage are structurally compromised due to water damage.

• 801 W. High St. The home is also structurally compromised, with the roof caved in on the back of the house.

The Cass County Land Bank will submit the grant application to the state agency for funding, which may provide up to $100,000 for demolition work.

Cass County Treasurer Linda Pruett presented the resolution for the application to the commissioners during their meeting in Cassopolis. She is working with Dowagiac officials to identify and deal with the blighted properties, she said.

“These houses aren’t just blighted; they’re dangerous,” Pruett said. “One of the [properties] on Front Street, the foundation is crumbled. A man could crawl right through that basement. There’s a sinkhole that has opened up in the driveway, which is not good either. And the others aren’t much better.”

The Dowagiac City Council also approved the resolution during its meeting last week. During the same meeting, city leaders applied for $100,000 of grant money from the Blight Elimination Program, in hopes of acquiring funding in order to demolish the former Lincoln Elementary School building, located on Division Street.

The county has until Wednesday to complete and submit the grant application.