Parryville Borough officials would like legal proceedings against the owner of an abandoned home to proceed quicker.

Council members questioned why a complaint filed earlier this year against the absentee owner of a property at 204 Main St. has not moved forward.The borough filed a private criminal complaint against John Roeder in April, after they found more than a dozen code violations on the property.The property produces odor, has high weeds, and has been a haven for animals and even human trespassers, according to council members."It's starting to annoy me," Councilman Ralph Washburn said. "It's one house down, and the neighbors are (complaining)."The criminal complaint is based on an inspection of the property that took place last year. The township's zoning and codes officer found that the building was an unsafe structure, unfit for human occupancy, a dangerous structure, not properly closed, unsanitary, and that it had weeds and rodents, among other violations.Solicitor Robert Frycklund updated council on the case at their meeting Tuesday night. He said the hearing has not been scheduled. The magistrate hearing the case is reportedly waiting on a decision from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts before they can proceed.Frycklund said that once the hearing is held, Roeder will be forced to clean up the property, or face massive fines.Washburn said he is willing to do whatever it takes to move the case forward."We should send him pictures and say, 'Hey, this is Main Street. How would you like to live next to this," Washburn said.