Council increases payment to Emergency Equipment Professionals for 5 fire pumper
City commits additional funds to equip fire department with new pumper trucks, improving emergency response capacity across Birmingham.
Topic
Public Safety
Agenda items
Public Safety items
Fire Department gets $61K for five new pumper trucks
City commits bond funds to expand firefighting equipment, improving emergency response capacity. New pumpers increase the department's ability to handle larger or simultaneous fires.
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 26th Ave North
Blighted structure at 2617–2619 26th Avenue North will be torn down, clearing a public safety hazard from the neighborhood and opening the lot for potential reuse or revitalization.
Land area:
1 parcel
Remove blighted property from city weed-abatement list
3925 Terrace G in Parc neighborhood is being cleared from the city's special weed assessment, likely because abatement work is complete. One fewer blighted property to monitor in the area.
Land area:
1 parcel
Weed abatement: Special tax lien added to 816 Idlewood Rd
Property owner at 816 Idlewood Rd will owe a special tax to cover city weed removal costs. This adds a lien to the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 2615–26th Ave N
Unsafe property at 2615–26th Avenue North will be torn down, removing a public nuisance from the neighborhood.
Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties
Property owners with overgrown lots face special assessments to cover city weed-removal costs. The hearing allows owners to challenge the charges.
Unsafe building at 1401 56th Street (Wylam) ordered demolished
City declares the structure a public nuisance and unsafe, and will tear it down. Removes blight from the Wylam neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties
Property owners may face additional charges to clean up dangerous weeds on their land. Assessment details and affected parcels will be presented at a public hearing.
Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties
Property owners will receive charges for noxious weed removal on their land. This enforces the city's 2010 blight-reduction policy and may affect tax bills or property liens.
Special assessment: Weed abatement costs passed to property owners
Property owners may receive a bill for city weed-removal costs on their parcels. The city uses this process to recover expenses for clearing blighted land.
Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties
City is imposing cleanup costs on owners of overgrown, dangerous properties. Property owners will receive a bill to cover weeds removed.
City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles attract blight and crime. Removal clears the neighborhood and costs are recovered from the vehicle owner.
Special weed-abatement assessments set for blighted properties
City imposes cleanup costs on property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds. Owners will receive bills for abatement work authorized under the 2012 weed ordinance.
Weed abatement: City assesses special charges on blighted properties
Property owners may face charges for city-ordered removal of dangerous weeds on their land. Details about affected addresses and assessment amounts are not fully available in this agenda item.
Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties
City assesses property owners for weed removal costs on dangerous or neglected parcels. Owners may face liens or increased tax bills if they don't comply with abatement orders.
Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties
Property owners will face special assessments to cover weed-abatement costs on declared noxious or dangerous properties. This is part of the city's ongoing blight-removal effort under Resolution 767-12.
Special weed-abatement assessments on blighted properties
City assesses property owners for costs of clearing noxious weeds on their land. Owners who don't pay face liens on their property.
Weed abatement: Special assessment on blighted properties
City assesses costs of clearing noxious weeds from neglected properties against the owners. Property owners may owe cleanup bills if they failed to maintain their land.
Weed abatement: special assessment liens on blighted properties
City pursues liens against neglected properties with noxious weeds, a tool to force cleanup or recover abatement costs. Properties may face escalating debt if owners don't comply.