🏚️ Blight Accountability

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on city properties

City is charging property owners for clearing noxious or dangerous weeds as declared in 2018. Affected owners will receive an assessment bill.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face liens or cost-recovery bills if weeds on their land aren't cleared. This enforces a 2018 city order to clean up noxious vegetation.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on noxious properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face special assessments to cover cleanup costs declared under prior council action. Affected homeowners should verify their parcel is included and review the assessment amount.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment on city properties

City assesses property owners for costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land under a 2018 abatement program. Affected owners may face billing or liens.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement contract awarded to Naro's Lawn Service

City approves one-year weed and debris removal contract for Public Works properties. Keeps vacant/city-owned land clear and safe in neighborhoods across the city.

👥 Counterparty: Naro's Lawn Service, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive a special bill to cover the cost of clearing noxious weeds from their land. These charges appear on your property tax bill if the owner fails to abate the weeds voluntarily.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 209 95th Street North ordered demolished

Blighted structure at 209 95th Street North is being demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 209 - 95th Street North, Birmingham

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Blighted building at 1232 18th Way S.W. ordered demolished

City removes an unsafe, vacant structure that poses public health and safety risks to the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1232 - 18th Way S.W., Birmingham

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Pratt City: unsafe building at 513 5th Street ordered demolished

City will demolish an unsafe structure in Pratt City, removing a public nuisance. Property cleanup funded from the general fund.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 513 5th Street Pratt City, Birmingham

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face new charges to cover city cleanup costs. Assessments are tied to properties that triggered weed-abatement orders under 2017 city rules.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4136–38th Ave N

Property at 4136–38th Avenue North deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Removal clears a hazardous structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4136 - 38th Avenue North, Birmingham

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds may face special charges to cover city abatement costs, a mechanism to enforce neighborhood standards and recover expenses.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: unsafe structure at 2916 Avenue P

City will demolish a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance at 2916 Avenue P. Removal clears a blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2916 Avenue P, Birmingham

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment: properties to be charged for cleanup

Property owners may face special charges on their tax bills to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. The specific parcels and amounts are to be heard.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 924 93rd Street North

Building declared a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 924 - 93rd Street North, Birmingham

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

1008 4th Way in Pratt City cleared for demolition

City declares the building unsafe and will demolish it, removing a public nuisance from the Pratt City neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1008 - 4th Way Pratt City, Birmingham

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 1224 15th Place S.W. unsafe; building demolition ordered

Unsafe building at this address will be demolished. Removes a public safety hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1224 - 15th Place S.W., Birmingham

July 13, 2021 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 5951 Georgia Road

Condemned structure removed from neighborhood. Property will be cleared to reduce blight and public hazard in the area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 5951 Georgia Road, Birmingham

July 6, 2021 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City extends weed abatement enforcement through tax collection

Keeps the city's ability to recover costs for clearing weeds from blighted properties by billing owners through property tax collection. Helps fund cleanup of neglected residential and commercial lots.

👥 Counterparty: Tax Collector of Jefferson County 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $12K

Special assessment: $11,726 demolition cost at 6716 Interlaken Avenue

Property owner at 6716 Interlaken Avenue will be billed $11,726 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The amount is charged as a special assessment against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6716 Interlaken Avenue, Birmingham

June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $9K

Special assessment: $8,528 demolition cost at 509 Lorain Street

Property owner at 509 Lorain Street must pay $8,528 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building on the site.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 509 Lorain Street, Birmingham

June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $6K

Special assessment: $6,182 demolition cost for 513 Lorain St

Property owner at 513 Lorain Street will be charged $6,182 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 513 Lorain Street, Birmingham

June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

City charges property owner $5,344 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 1215 Frisco Street will be assessed $5,344 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe structure on their land.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1215 Frisco Street, Birmingham

June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

City charges $5,188 to property owner for demolition at 1475 Simmons

Owner of 1475 Simmons Street must pay the city's demolition costs ($5,188) for an unsafe building. The city will recover its expenses through a special assessment against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1475 Simmons Street, Birmingham

June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

City recovers $4,188 demolition cost from property owner at 1218 90th Place Nort

A special tax of $4,188 is being charged to the property owner to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. This shifts the demolition expense from general taxpayers to the property owner responsible for the blighted structure.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1218 90th Place North, Birmingham