docket.pub
Public meeting intelligence
⌕
/
/al/ birmingham/ overview
Policy badge · Birmingham

Blight Accountability

Birmingham council actions holding owners of vacant or blighted structures accountable for the condition of their property.

Volume timeline

Blight Accountability — items per month

Indexed so far 11465 items in last 174 months
Total dollars $19.1M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (65.5% of agenda items processed so far).
20 10 0 2022-01-01: 128 items, $320,293 2022-02-01: 60 items, $173,328 2022-03-01: 83 items, $75,082 2022-04-01: 66 items, $190,752 2022-05-01: 118 items, $150,742 2022-06-01: 77 items, $60,180 2022-07-01: 93 items, $256,589 2022-08-01: 53 items, $292,200 2022-09-01: 82 items, $164,512 2022-10-01: 54 items, $55,690 2022-11-01: 66 items, $189,517 2022-12-01: 25 items, $64,785 2023-01-01: 37 items, $188,291 2023-02-01: 94 items, $185,881 2023-03-01: 41 items, $133,802 2023-04-01: 92 items, $397,476 2023-05-01: not indexed yet 2023-06-01: not indexed yet 2023-07-01: not indexed yet 2023-08-01: not indexed yet 2023-09-01: not indexed yet 2023-10-01: not indexed yet 2023-11-01: not indexed yet 2023-12-01: not indexed yet 2024-01-01: 50 items, $771,986 2024-02-01: 49 items 2024-03-01: 44 items 2024-04-01: 11 items, $4,097 2024-05-01: 46 items 2024-06-01: 34 items 2024-07-01: 72 items, $184,735 2024-08-01: 61 items 2024-09-01: 70 items, $339,207 2024-10-01: 65 items, $24,883 2024-11-01: 3 items 2024-12-01: 82 items, $69,000 2025-01-01: 54 items 2025-02-01: 46 items 2025-03-01: 38 items 2025-04-01: 82 items, $233,214 2025-05-01: 44 items 2025-06-01: 36 items, $110,000 2025-07-01: 115 items, $654,669 2025-08-01: 118 items 2025-09-01: 86 items 2025-10-01: 120 items 2025-11-01: 50 items 2025-12-01: 106 items 2026-01-01: 94 items 2026-02-01: 27 items 2026-03-01: 127 items 2026-04-01: 53 items 2026-05-01: 80 items, $50,350 2026-06-01: not indexed yet 2026-07-01: not indexed yet 2026-08-01: not indexed yet 2026-09-01: not indexed yet 2026-10-01: not indexed yet 2026-11-01: not indexed yet 2026-12-01: not indexed yet 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Filters
Items

25 items of many

June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties

City assesses costs to property owners for removing noxious weeds on their land, enforcing a 2014 blight-cleanup order. Owners will receive bills for abatement work already completed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special assessment charge. The city uses assessments to recover abatement costs when owners don't comply with cleanup orders.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown lots will face a special tax bill to recover city costs for weed removal. The assessment enforces a 2012 blight ordinance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Properties with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special assessment to cover abatement costs. Property owners affected by this 2014 declared abatement will hear the details and can contest the assessment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners in violation of weed-abatement orders may face special assessments added to their tax bills. The city is formalizing charges for nuisance clearing work originally declared necessary in 2012.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessment hearing set for blighted properties

Property owners will face charges to clean up or demolish noxious weeds on their land. The city is holding a hearing for interested parties to contest the assessment before it's finalized.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment approved

Property owners with blighted land will be assessed cleanup costs for noxious weeds. Check if your address is affected and review the full property list.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses property owners for weed abatement costs

Property owners may face charges for removing noxious weeds from their lots under a 2014 city directive. Check if your property is affected.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #87 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves demolition contract with Motley Construction

City removes condemned and burned residential properties. Clearing blighted buildings improves neighborhood safety and opens land for redevelopment.

Counterparty: Motley Construction, Birmingham Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face special assessments to cover city abatement costs. Liens may be placed on affected properties if assessments aren't paid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: Weed abatement charges on blighted properties

Property owners may face added costs to clean up noxious weeds on their land or face liens. This enforces the city's blight-removal standard set in 2014.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

City imposes cleanup costs on property owners with overgrown, dangerous weeds. Liens may attach to unpaid assessments.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners may face charges for city-ordered weed removal on their land. The assessment covers abatement work declared necessary since 2014.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment fixed on blighted properties

Properties declared blighted for noxious weeds will now be assessed for cleanup costs. Property owners are responsible for payment, or the city recovers costs through the assessment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #85 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City awards demolition contract to E & M Salvage for condemned properties

Removes dangerous burned and condemned residential buildings from neighborhoods. Clearing blighted properties improves safety and opens land for future development or reuse.

Counterparty: E & M Salvage, Lisma, AL Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face a special assessment to cover abatement costs. This enforces the city's 2015 blight-removal policy against neglected parcels.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners will face charges to pay for city-ordered weed removal on neglected land. Costs are assessed against owners who fail to maintain noxious or dangerous vegetation.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face a special assessment bill. The city clears dangerous overgrowth, then charges owners the cleanup cost.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses properties for weed abatement costs

Property owners may face special assessments to cover the city's cost of removing noxious weeds from their land under a 2013 abatement program. Check your notice if you own property in Birmingham.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #84 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves demolition contract with Bostic Trucking

City commits to demolish burned, condemned residential properties in groups 4-6. Removes blight and unsafe structures from neighborhoods.

Counterparty: Bostic Trucking and Excavating, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: Mt Olive, AL
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement costs assessed against neglected properties

Property owners will receive bills for city costs to clear noxious weeds from their land. Failure to pay can result in liens.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement costs charged to property owners

Property owners may face charges if the city cleared weeds from their land under a 2013 order. Check if your address is on the list during the public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 20, 2017 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $12K

City bills property owner $11,565 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 4404 15th Avenue will be assessed $11,565 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe structure. The bill becomes a lien against the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4404 - 15th Avenue, Birmingham
June 20, 2017 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $10K

City assigns $9,539 demolition cost to property owner at 6304 2nd Ave N

Property owner at 6304 2nd Avenue North will pay $9,539 in special assessment to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The bill will likely appear on property tax records.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 6304 - 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham
June 20, 2017 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $7K

Property owner billed $7,056 for unsafe building demolition

City recovers demolition costs by charging the property owner a special assessment. This clears blighted structures and shifts expense burden to the responsible party rather than taxpayers.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 8012 - 26th Avenue North, Birmingham
Menu
More