The city of Austin feels that Maria Leon owes just less than $145,000 for clean-up work done at the downtown fire site during the past year.

This according to an affidavit of cost filed in Mower County court on Friday, the one-year anniversary of the ravaging Main Street fire. Leon, a property owner who initially refused to clean up her debris, and her attorney will have until Feb. 5 to offer any challenges to the city’s cost statement.

The costs are associated with securing the site, asbestos and debris removal, and demolition, among other items, city attorney Craig Byram said.

Byram said if Leon doesn’t object to any of the itemized costs on the affidavit, the judge will likely order that she pay the city’s stated amount, which is specifically $144,940.56. If any challenges are offered, a hearing date will be set.

Byram said it is difficult to say whether Leon will offer any challenges. The attorney did say the city has been open in its process — including letting Leon see bid specifications for clean-up work as they came in — so there shouldn’t be any surprises.

“She’s essentially already approved the scope of work,” Byram said.

Douglas Nepp, Leon’s Minneapolis-based attorney, did not return a call or e-mail for comment Monday.

Byram said it is his understanding that Leon is still working with her insurance company to secure funds.

In June, Nepp wrote in a court document that Austin police falsely accused Leon of arson, which delayed the insurance process.

City officials have denied accusing Leon of arson, though an arson investigation is active at the site.

This came a month after the city declared the site “hazardous” and decided to initially take legal action against Leon, who did not clean up her properties after the fire. The two sides reached a settlement on June 23, which paved the way for clean-up work to finally being at the site and, ultimately, for Friday’s affidavit.

Leon, who is believed to be living in Worthington, Minn., has not spoken publicly about the fire or the clean-up process.