ST. LOUIS — A group of Soulard residents is suing the owner of a church that burned two years ago on a prominent St. Louis corner, becoming the latest neighborhood organization trying to tackle nuisance properties through the courts.

Soulard Restoration Group filed a lawsuit Monday in St. Louis Circuit Court, asking a judge to appoint a third-party receiver to take control of the former Slovak church at Gravois and Allen avenues, near Interstates 55 and 44.

The group, which declined an interview request, said in a statement that it is hoping a developer will step forward to revitalize the property.

“Too many residents have worked too hard investing in their homes and businesses here to turn a blind eye to this magnitude of neglect,” Amanda Ramcharan, president of Soulard Restoration Gro

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