🏚️ Blight Accountability

March 21, 2017 · Item number:Item #91 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1888 St. Charles

Building deemed a public nuisance will be demolished. Clears blighted property from residential neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1888 St. Charles Avenue

March 21, 2017 · Item number:Item #100 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2708 19th Ave N

Unsafe structure at 2708 19th Avenue North will be demolished. Removes a public nuisance and hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2708 - 19th Avenue North, Birmingham

March 21, 2017 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Inoperable vehicle removal; costs assessed to owner

City removes abandoned or non-working vehicles from public streets and properties, then bills the registered owner for removal costs. Helps clean up neighborhoods.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

March 21, 2017 · Item number:Item #65 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle from neighborhood streets

City removes abandoned cars that pose safety and aesthetic hazards. The vehicle owner pays removal costs.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

March 21, 2017 · Item number:Item #152 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards demolition contract to Motley Construction

City approves demolition services for condemned non-residential buildings, clearing blighted properties and making way for neighborhood improvement or redevelopment.

👥 Counterparty: Motley Construction, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition

March 21, 2017 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City places financial obligation on property owners to clear dangerous weeds declared noxious in 2015; failure to pay may result in tax lien.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

March 21, 2017 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on unspecified properties

Property owners may face added costs to clear weeds on blighted land. Full list of affected parcels and assessment amounts not provided in this agenda text.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

March 21, 2017 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive a bill to cover the city's cost of clearing noxious weeds from their land. Unpaid assessments may affect property taxes or lead to liens.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $13K

City assesses $13,273 demolition cost to 7422 1st Avenue South

Property owner will pay a special tax bill for the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building. The charge is now a legal lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7422 - 1st Avenue South and Garage, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $9K

City bills property owner $8,738 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 761 81st Place South must pay the city's demolition costs. The $8,738 special assessment recovers the expense of removing an unsafe structure.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 761 - 81st Place South, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #67 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $6K

City charges property owner $6,219 for unsafe building demolition at 3319 15th C

Property owner at 3319 15th Court North is being assessed demolition costs after the city removed an unsafe structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3319 - 15th Court North, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $6K

City charges property owner $6,199 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 3929 37th Avenue North must pay the city's demolition costs. The special assessment covers the full expense of removing an unsafe structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3929 - 37th Avenue North, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #60 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $6K

City assesses $5,950 demolition cost to property at 6828 1st Ave South

Property owner will owe the city $5,950.60 to cover demolition of an unsafe building on the lot. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6828 - 1st Avenue South, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #65 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

City charges property owner $4,903 for unsafe building demolition

Property owners at 3717 - 45th Avenue North will be assessed $4,903 to recover demolition costs for an unsafe structure. Special assessments like this are added to the property tax bill.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3717 - 45th Avenue North, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

Demolition cost billed to 6712 1st Ave S: $4,877 special assessment

Property owner at 6712 1st Avenue South faces a $4,877 bill for the city's demolition of an unsafe building on the site. The cost becomes a lien against the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6712 - 1st Avenue South, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

Property owner billed $4,085 for demolition of unsafe duplex

City demolished an unsafe structure at 3316-18 22nd Street North and is recovering the cost via special tax assessment on the property owner. Demolition removes public safety hazards from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3316-18 - 22nd Street North, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

City recovers $3,927 demolition cost from property at 347-65th St N

Property owner will be assessed $3,927.36 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The special tax attaches to the land until paid, affecting any future sale or refinance.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 347 - 65th Street North, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

Special assessment: $3,547 charged for demolition at 621 12th Ave W

Property owner at 621 12th Avenue West will be charged $3,547 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The charge becomes a lien against the property unless paid.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 621 - 12th Avenue West, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

City assesses $2,397 demolition cost against 619 3rd St. North

Property owner at 619 3rd Street North will owe the city $2,397 to cover demolition of an unsafe building. The cost becomes a special assessment lien on the property.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 619 - 3rd Street North, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

Special assessment: $2,396 demolition cost charged to 623 3rd Street North

Property owner at 623 3rd Street North will be charged $2,396.46 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the lot. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 623 - 3rd Street North, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #66 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

Special assessment: $1,648 to recover demolition costs at 604 5th St N

Property owner at 604 5th Street North will be billed $1,648.02 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. This shifts demolition expense to the property owner's tax bill.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 604 - 5th Street North, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 724 Delta Street

City will demolish a condemned property in Birmingham. Removal of unsafe structures reduces blight and improves neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 724 Delta Street, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: unsafe building at 4318 9th Ave, Wylam

City will tear down a blighted building declared unsafe and a public nuisance in the Wylam neighborhood. Removes a hazard and clears the way for neighborhood recovery.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4318 - 9th Avenue Wylam, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 1536 30th Street declared unsafe, to be demolished

Unsafe building in Ensley neighborhood will be demolished to eliminate a public safety hazard and neighborhood blight.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1536 - 30th Street Ensley, Birmingham

March 14, 2017 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3516 66th St N

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

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3516 - 66th Street North, Birmingham