Special assessment: $6,553 demolition cost at 122 6th Ave N
If approved, the property owner at 122 6th Avenue North would be charged $6,553.20 to recover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the lot.
The city recouped the cost of tearing down an unsafe building by placing a special assessment on the property. This shifts the burden from general taxpayers to the property owner responsible for the blighted structure.