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Item #56 · Regular City Council Meeting

City charges property owner $6,854 for unsafe building demolition

the Mayor · Oct 27, 2020
Consent Public Safety
$6,854 , Green tier (under $50,000)

Property owner at 1117 5th Street West must pay the full cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. The special assessment becomes a lien on the property.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1117 - 5th Street West, Birmingham
passed 8–0
provisional · consent Read minutes ↗
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