🏚️ Blight Accountability

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #109 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Scott's Lawn Care awarded weed abatement contract

City commits to ongoing weed control and debris removal on blighted properties. Contract helps maintain neighborhood appearance and addresses code violations.

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

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Inoperable vehicles are removed from neighborhoods to reduce blight and improve safety. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 1149 12th Place North ordered demolished

City declares the building unsafe and a public nuisance, ordering demolition to remove blight and improve neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1149 - 12th Place North, Birmingham, 35206

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #100 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves weed abatement contract with Greatscapes, Inc.

Residents will see faster cleanup of blighted lots and overgrown properties across Birmingham. Greatscapes wins a competitive bid to handle weed removal and debris hauling as needed.

👥 Counterparty: David Lamar and Greatscapes, Inc., Pelham, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Inoperable vehicle removal ordered; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned or non-working vehicles from neighborhoods as public nuisances. Removal costs are billed to the registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City imposes cleanup costs on owners of abandoned, weed-overgrown properties. Property owners will receive a special bill to cover abatement work.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; bill owner for costs

Clears abandoned or broken-down cars from neighborhood streets and assigns removal costs to the registered owner rather than taxpayers.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #111 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves Turf Pros for weed abatement services, 1 year

Turf Pros wins competitive bid to clear overgrown lots and debris citywide. Helps reduce neighborhood blight and safety hazards.

👥 Counterparty: Turf Pros, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #104 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards weed abatement contract to James & Company Resources

City streets and vacant lots will be cleared of weeds and debris more regularly. The contract covers ongoing maintenance across Birmingham neighborhoods for one year.

👥 Counterparty: James & Company Resources, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover cost of removing noxious weeds from their lots. This follows the city's September 2023 declaration of the affected properties as dangerous.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe structure at 1117 Alabama Ave S.W.

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition clears a blighted property from your neighborhood and removes a public safety hazard.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1117 Alabama Avenue S.W., Birmingham, 35211

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #97 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards weed abatement contract to Birmingham Turf Pros

City-wide weed and debris removal keeps neighborhoods safer and more livable. This 1-year contract sets the rates for blighted property maintenance across Birmingham.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Turf Pros, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessments set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds under the August 2023 blight cleanup program. Assessment amounts vary by property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #99 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards weed abatement contract to Davlin, LLC

Davlin, LLC will clear weeds and debris from city properties for one year. Contract helps maintain public spaces and reduce blight in neighborhoods.

👥 Counterparty: Davlin, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of blighted building at 446 1st St N

Unsafe structure at 446 1st Street North will be torn down, removing a public safety hazard and blight from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 446 - 1st Street North, Birmingham, 35204

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Inoperable vehicle removal ordered; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned cars from neighborhood streets, recovering costs from the registered owner. Clears public nuisances that attract blight and compromise neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement special assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners in blighted areas will receive special assessments to cover city costs for clearing dangerous weeds. Unpaid assessments may be added to property tax bills.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 223 81st Street South

Blighted structure at 223 81st Street South will be torn down, removing a public safety hazard and eyesore from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 223 - 81st Street South, Birmingham, 35206

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #112 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves weed abatement contract with Versatile Crafts, LLC

Clears overgrown lots and debris across the city, reducing blight and improving neighborhood conditions. Contract runs one year at unit prices on file.

👥 Counterparty: Versatile Crafts, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2117 Avenue J ordered demolished

City removes a blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance from the neighborhood. Property demolition clears the site for redevelopment or green space.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2117 Avenue J, Birmingham, 35218

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1825 Warrior Road

Condemned structure at 1825 Warrior Road will be torn down, removing a public safety hazard and blight from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1825 Warrior Road, Birmingham, 35208

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 612 2nd St N

City removes a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. The property at 612 2nd Street North will be torn down, clearing a blight site from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 612 - 2nd Street North aka 122 - 6th Avenue North, Birmingham, 35204

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 8529 3rd Avenue North

Blighted structure classified as public nuisance will be removed, clearing the way for neighborhood stabilization in the 35206 zip code.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 8529 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham, 35206

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council declares 1712 Davis Avenue unsafe, orders demolition

Unsafe building at 1712 Davis Avenue will be torn down. Demolition removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1712 Davis Avenue, Birmingham, 35211

October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on properties

Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal from blighted parcels. Assessment amounts and affected properties will be finalized by this vote.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement