🏚️ Blight Accountability

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City pursues cost recovery for clearing noxious weeds on abandoned properties; charges assessed against affected parcels.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment hearing set for properties

Property owners will have a chance to contest cost-recovery charges for city weed removal on their land. Decision affects properties declared blighted under Resolution 1887-15.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City is charging property owners for the cost of removing noxious weeds from their land under a 2014 abatement order. Owners will receive bills for cleanup work already performed.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessments: property owners face costs

Property owners declared to have noxious or dangerous weeds will be assessed for abatement costs under a 2016 council directive. Check if your property is on the list and object during the hearing if needed.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face financial charges to cover weed removal costs on their parcels. This continues enforcement of the city's 2016 blight-abatement program.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessment hearing on blighted properties

City moves to recover cleanup costs from property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds. Owners have opportunity to be heard on the special assessment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City assesses blighted properties for cleanup costs

Property owners with overgrown, dangerous weeds receive a special assessment to recover the city's cleanup costs from a 2014 abatement program.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned or disabled vehicle from neighborhood; removal costs billed to the vehicle's registered owner instead of taxpayers.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards demolition contract to Heritage Realty Holdings

Heritage Realty Holdings will remove condemned residential structures in Quadrant IV, clearing blighted properties and preparing land for neighborhood recovery.

👥 Counterparty: Heritage Realty Holdings, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: Quadrant IV

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover city costs for removing noxious weeds. Citizens can voice concerns about the properties and amounts at the public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment approved

Property owners may face a special assessment to cover weed-removal costs on their land. Details on affected properties and amounts are in the full resolution.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $10K

City assesses $9,562 to owner of 1226 McMillon for demolition

Property owner at 1226 McMillon Avenue will be billed $9,562.48 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The special assessment becomes a lien on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1226 McMillon Avenue, Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $6K

Special assessment: $6,120 demolition cost for 100 Center Street

Property owner at 100 Center Street South will be charged $6,120.12 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 100 Center Street South, Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

Property owner billed $2,469 for unsafe building demolition

City demolishes blighted structures and charges owners the cost; this one at 14 Center Place S.W. will result in a special tax assessment on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 14 Center Place S.W., Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

City assesses property owner $2,454 for building demolition

Property owner at 22 Center Place S.W. will be billed for the cost of removing an unsafe structure from their land. Special assessments are added to property tax bills.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 22 Center Place S.W., Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

Property owner charged $2,454 for demolition of unsafe building

The cost of tearing down an unsafe structure at 27 Center Place S.W. is now a special tax charge on the property owner. This recovers public safety spending and holds owners accountable for blight.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 27 Center Place S.W., Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

Special assessment: $2,285 demolition cost for 15 Center Place S.W.

Property owner at 15 Center Place S.W. will be charged $2,285 to cover the city's cost of demolishing the unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 15 Center Place S.W. aka 27 Center Place S.W., Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

Property owner billed $2,280 for unsafe building demolition

City demolishes unsafe structures and charges the property owner for the cost through a special assessment. This demolition clears a blighted site at 19 Center Place S.W.

👥 Counterparty: property owner at 19/27 Center Place S.W. 🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 19 Center Place S.W. aka 27 Center Place S.W., Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

City charges $2,280 to property owner for demolition at 17 Center Place S.W.

Unsafe building demolished; owner billed for full demolition cost. Special assessment creates a property lien until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 17 Center Place S.W. aka 27 Center Place S.W., Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

Property owner charged $2,270 for unsafe building demolition

The city demolishes unsafe structures to protect neighborhoods, then recovers costs through special assessments. If you own the property at 11 Center Place S.W., you now owe $2,270 for this work.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 11 Center Place S.W. aka 27 Center Place S.W., Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

Property owner billed $2,270 for unsafe building demolition at 23 Center Place

City demolishes unsafe structures to protect neighborhood safety. This property owner must pay the full cost of removal via special assessment on their tax bill.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 23 Center Place S.W. aka 27 Center Place S.W., Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessment notices sent to affected property owners

Property owners will receive bills for city costs to remove dangerous weeds from their land. Failure to pay may result in a lien on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 7712 68th Street South

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished, removing a hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7712 - 68th Street South, Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 321 Avenue F ordered demolished

A blighted structure at 321 Avenue F will be torn down to remove a public safety hazard and clear the way for property recovery in the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 321 Avenue F, Birmingham

January 9, 2018 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: unsafe structure at 210 2nd Street

City will demolish a blighted building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 210 - 2nd Street Thomas, Birmingham