🏚️ Blight Accountability

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #75 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $10K

City assesses $9,764 demolition cost to 1011 Trilby Street owner

Property owner at 1011 Trilby Street will be charged $9,764.20 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property unless paid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1011 Trilby Street, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $8K

Special assessment: $8,211 demolition cost for unsafe building at 50th Ave N

Property owner at 117 50th Avenue North must pay $8,211.40 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. This cost will be added to the property tax bill.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 117 (A, B, C & D) 50th Avenue North, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $8K

Special assessment: $7,542 for demolition at 1531 Cooper Hill Road

Property owner at 1531 Cooper Hill Road will be charged $7,542 to cover the city's cost for tearing down an unsafe building. The cost becomes a lien on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1531 Cooper Hill Road, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #72 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $6K

City assesses $5,749 demolition cost to owner at 9101 9th Ave N

Property owner must pay the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building; the expense is tied to the parcel and becomes a lien if unpaid.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 9101 - 9th Avenue North, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #71 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $6K

Special assessment: $5,720.60 for demolition at 205 52nd Pl N

Unsafe building demolished at 205 52nd Place North; property owner billed $5,720.60 for demolition costs through special assessment.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 205 - 52nd Place North, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

Special assessment: $5,485 demolition cost for 125 60th Street

Property owner at 125 60th Street will be charged $5,485 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. This adds to the property's tax bill.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 125 - 60th Street and Shed, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #74 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

Special assessment: property owner pays $5,301 for demolition at 908 Dugan Avenu

Owner of 908 Dugan Avenue will be billed $5,301 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the property. The charge becomes a lien against the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 908 Dugan Avenue, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #66 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

City bills property owner $5,296 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 960 – 43rd Place West will be charged $5,296.20 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on their site. This special assessment becomes a lien against the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 960 - 43rd Place West, Belview Heights, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

City charges $5,151 demolition cost to Woodlawn property owner

Homeowners or property owners at 6609 Division Avenue will be billed for the city's unsafe-building demolition. Special assessments like this recover public costs from the responsible property owner.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6609 Division Avenue, Woodlawn, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #64 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

City bills property owner $4,212 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 9877 Westfield Road will be assessed the demolition cost. The city recovers public safety spending by passing the expense to the property holder.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 9877 Westfield Road, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

East Lake property owner billed $3,872 for building demolition

Property owner at 524–75th Street North will be assessed $3,872.04 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building on their lot. This is a direct financial obligation placed on the property owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 524 - 75th Street North

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #67 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

Property owner billed $3,796.88 for Wylam demolition

City charges owner of 1501-56th Street for razing unsafe building; if unpaid, becomes property tax lien.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1501 - 56th Street Wylam, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $3K

Property owner billed $3,428 for demolition at 7741 Division Ave

Unsafe building demolished; owner now liable for demolition costs through a special assessment on the property tax bill.

👥 Counterparty: Property owner at 7741 Division Avenue 🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7741 Division Avenue, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #76 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $3K

Special assessment: $2,950 demolition cost at 816 Idlewood Road

Property owner at 816 Idlewood Road will be billed $2,949.80 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. This assessment becomes a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 816 Idlewood Road, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #68 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

City charges property owner $2,365 for Ensley building demolition

Property owner at 2806 Avenue S must pay demolition costs for an unsafe structure. Owners of blighted properties can be billed for city-ordered removal work.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2806 Avenue S Ensley, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2 2nd Ave South ordered demolished

City removes blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears the way for potential redevelopment and improves neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2 - 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ 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

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

Abandoned or broken-down cars in neighborhoods create safety hazards and blight. City removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner for costs.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

439 12th Terrace North declared unsafe; demolition ordered

Property at 439 12th Terrace North will be demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal of blighted structures improves neighborhood safety and clears the way for land reuse.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 439 - 12th Terrace North, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 1717 31st Street (Ensley) ordered demolished

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be removed. Demolition improves neighborhood safety and property values in Ensley.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1717 - 31st Street Ensley, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 327 5th Street, Pratt City

Unsafe or blighted structures pose fire, collapse, and crime risks to nearby residents. This demolition removes a hazard from Pratt City.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 327 - 5th Street Pratt City, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 7712 65th Street South demolished as unsafe

City removes blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Clears way for property recovery and neighborhood stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7712 - 65th Street South, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City condemns building at 1416 90th Street North for demolition

Property at 1416 90th Street North is declared unsafe and a public nuisance; the city will demolish it. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1416 - 90th Street North, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 813-37th Place North ordered demolished

City will remove a structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance from a residential neighborhood, reducing blight and improving safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 813 - 37th Place North, Birmingham

October 25, 2016 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Inoperable vehicle removed as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned or disabled vehicles that create safety and blight hazards in neighborhoods. Removal costs are recovered from the registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement