June 23, 2020
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Item number:Item #60
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$3K
Unsafe building at 5008 Craig Avenue S.W. has been demolished; the owner must repay the city's demolition costs through a special property assessment.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
5008 Craig Avenue S.W., Birmingham
June 23, 2020
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Item number:Item #47
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$3K
Property owner billed for unsafe building demolition; unpaid assessment becomes a lien on the property.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
35 - 1st Way South, Birmingham
June 23, 2020
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Item number:Item #59
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$3K
Property owner at 832 26th St. S.W. will owe $2,811.40 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The cost is attached to the property, not just the owner.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
832 - 26th Street S.W., Birmingham
June 23, 2020
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Item number:Item #76
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$3K
Property owner at 3810 1st Street North will be billed $2,729.16 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. This is a direct charge against the property.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
3810 - 1st Street North, Birmingham
June 23, 2020
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Item number:Item #77
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Removes non-residential blighted structures across Birmingham, clearing properties for redevelopment and improving neighborhood conditions.
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Counterparty:
Bostic Trucking & Excavating, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
June 23, 2020
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Item number:Item #26
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners with weed violations will see abatement charges added to their tax bills instead of receiving separate invoices. Simplifies collection but may increase overall property tax obligations for affected owners.
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Counterparty:
Tax Collector of Jefferson County
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
June 23, 2020
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Item number:Item #11
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Properties with unpaid weed-abatement bills will have liens placed against them. Owners responsible for cleanup costs.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
June 23, 2020
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Item number:Item #78
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City moves forward with demolishing non-residential structures as part of blight-removal effort. Specific properties and total cost not disclosed in agenda item.
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Counterparty:
Ingle Demolition & Salvage, Inc., Adamsville, Alabama
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #18
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$13K
Property owner at 9324 9th Avenue North will be billed $13,417 for demolition of an unsafe structure. Special assessment charged against the property will appear on future tax bills.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
9324 - 9th Avenue North, Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #16
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$13K
Property owner at 8124 3rd Avenue South will be assessed nearly $13,000 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
8124 - 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #22
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$13K
Property owner at 126 61st Street North will receive a $12,608.52 bill to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on their land.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
126 - 61st Street North, Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #15
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$10K
Property owner at 8128 3rd Avenue South will be charged $10,329.22 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
8128 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #14
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$9K
Owner of the unsafe building is now liable for the full demolition cost. This is a special tax assessment against the property, not the owner personally.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
6825 - 5th Terrace North, Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #33
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$9K
Property owner will be billed for the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building at this address. The charge becomes a lien on the property.
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Counterparty:
unknown
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1813 Princeton Avenue S.W., Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #40
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$7K
Property owner at 105 Bankhead Highway West must pay the city's demolition bill for removing an unsafe building. This special assessment covers the full cost of the cleanup.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
105 Bankhead Highway West, Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #21
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$6K
Property owner at 120 61st Street North must pay $5,976.80 to cover the city's demolition costs for an unsafe structure. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
120 - 61st Street North, Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #26
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$5K
Property owner at 537 Frances Street must pay $5,494.48 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The charge will be added to the property's tax bill.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
537 Frances Street, Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #35
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$5K
Property owner at 820–18th Place S.W. must pay $4,967.56 for the city's demolition of an unsafe building. The cost becomes a special assessment on the property.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
820 - 18th Place S.W., Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #25
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$4K
Property owner at 1888 Fulton Avenue is being billed $4,499.04 for the city's demolition of an unsafe building. Assessment becomes a lien on the property if unpaid.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1888 Fulton Avenue, Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #27
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$4K
Owner of 1725 Princeton Avenue faces a special assessment to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. The $4,307.20 charge will be added to the property's tax bill.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1725 Princeton Avenue, Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #38
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$3K
Property owner at 132 4th Avenue S.W. must pay for demolition costs of an unsafe structure. The city is recovering expenses by placing a special assessment on the property.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
132 - 4th Avenue S.W., Birmingham
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #59
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Notices will be posted on blighted properties citywide, triggering abatement proceedings. Owners have time to cut weeds before the city steps in and bills them for removal.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #47
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Think Safe, Inc. wins the competitive bid to demolish blighted residential structures in Birmingham. Public notice of who performs demolitions and how the city manages vacant property removal.
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Counterparty:
Think Safe, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
June 16, 2020
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Item number:Item #12
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City upgrades code enforcement software used to track violations and property compliance. Affects speed and transparency of how violations are documented and resolved.
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Counterparty:
Accela Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
June 9, 2020
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Item number:Item #10
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will remove overgrown vegetation and debris from neglected properties and charge owners for cleanup costs. Costs become liens on properties if unpaid.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement