October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #62
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$3K
City removed a blighted structure and is charging the property owner for demolition costs. Property owners in similar situations should expect cost recovery assessments when buildings are demolished for safety violations.
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Counterparty:
4541 Park Avenue SW and Shed property owner
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
4541 Park Avenue SW
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #47
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$3K
Property owner at 616 Avenue X will owe $3,091 as a special assessment to cover the city's cost for tearing down the unsafe structure. The charge attaches to the property tax bill.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
616 Avenue X, Pratt City, Birmingham
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #59
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$3K
Unsafe building at 1739 18th Street was torn down; the property owner is now being assessed the full $2,699.96 demolition cost to recoup public spending and incentivize property upkeep.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1739 18th Street Ensley and Storage, Birmingham
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #50
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
$2K
Property owner at 5908 Patton Avenue will be billed $2,285.32 to cover the city's cost of tearing down an unsafe structure. The assessment becomes a lien on the property if unpaid.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
5908 Patton Avenue, Birmingham
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #11
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Properties with noxious weeds get a special tax bill to cover city cleanup costs. Owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #10
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Properties with dangerous weeds face financial penalties under the city's weed-abatement program established in 2011. Owners may owe special assessments tied to cleanup costs.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #29
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal on their blighted lots. This follows a 2012 city declaration that weeds pose a public safety hazard.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #24
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Properties with noxious or dangerous weeds face fines to cover city cleanup costs under a 2012 ordinance. Property owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #35
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will face special tax bills to recover the city's cost of clearing noxious weeds from their land. If unpaid, the assessment becomes a lien on the property.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #34
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners with blighted, overgrown lots face liens or cost recovery charges. The city enforces weed abatement rules established in 2013.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #32
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners may face special tax bills to cover city costs for clearing noxious weeds on blighted land. The assessment uses a 2012 city resolution to recover cleanup expenses.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #15
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners face bills for noxious weed removal on their land. The city is collecting unpaid abatement costs dating back to a 2011 declaration of dangerous weeds.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #14
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will face a special assessment (property tax charge) to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from blighted land. The assessment enforces a 2011 council declaration and funds cleanup of dangerous overgrowth.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #16
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners with noxious weeds face special assessments (liens) to cover city cleanup costs. This vote makes the charges official and recoverable.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #17
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City imposes costs on property owners for clearing noxious weeds declared a public nuisance in 2011. Property owners can challenge the assessment at a public hearing.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #19
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners face charges to clear noxious weeds under a 2011 city directive. Assessment details and affected properties should be reviewed before the hearing.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #31
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners may face tax bills for city-ordered weed removal on their land. The assessment recovers costs from owners who failed to comply with earlier abatement orders.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #13
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners face liens or bills for City-ordered removal of noxious weeds on their land. Unpaid assessments may affect sale or transfer of the property.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #30
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City recovers cleanup costs from property owners who fail to maintain vacant lots. Assessments attach to delinquent parcels to fund weed removal and blight prevention.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #12
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Owners of neglected properties must pay for city cleanup of dangerous weeds under longstanding abatement law. Property owners have a right to be heard before final assessment is imposed.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #20
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will receive bills for code enforcement costs to clear overgrown weeds from designated blighted parcels. This is a lien against the property unless paid.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #21
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City assesses property owners for costs of removing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. Property owners will receive bills for abatement work previously completed under the 2012 weed ordinance.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #28
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will receive bills for costs to clear noxious weeds from their land, or face liens if unpaid. This enforces city standards for neighborhood blight.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #26
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will owe special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. This enforces the 2012 blight-abatement order and shifts cleanup costs to property holders.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 1, 2013
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Item number:Item #25
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will receive bills for costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land. Assessment covers cleanup already declared necessary under city policy.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement