Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties
Property owners will receive tax bills for weed removal on neglected parcels. Assessment is tied to a 2014 city declaration targeting noxious weeds on blighted sites.
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Weed abatement: Special assessment against blighted properties
City imposes cleanup costs on property owners with overgrown, hazardous lots. Owners who don't maintain weeds will be charged for city removal work.
Weed abatement: special assessment set for blighted properties
City charges property owners for costs of removing dangerous weeds from vacant or neglected land. Unpaid assessments may become tax liens.
Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties
Property owners may face special assessments to cover city costs of clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. Unpaid abatement costs become a lien on the property.
Weed abatement: special assessments against properties
City charges property owners for removing noxious or dangerous weeds under a 2014 abatement order. Affected owners will receive bills for cleanup costs.
City updates Emergency Solutions Grant partners for homeless services
Changes which nonprofits receive state grant funding for homeless assistance in Birmingham. Affects which organizations provide emergency shelter and support services.
Special assessments levied for weed abatement on blighted properties
Property owners face assessments to cover the city's cost of clearing noxious weeds from their land. These charges become liens against the property if unpaid.
Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties
Property owners may face liens or assessments if weeds on their land aren't cleared. This item finalizes charges tied to the city's 2012 blight-removal program.
Russo Corporation awarded $38,909.51 for YWCA storm sewer repair
Emergency storm sewer work at the YWCA Front Entrance will prevent further water damage and service interruption. Russo's bid was lowest among competitive submissions.
Weed abatement: City to assess costs against blighted properties
Property owners in overgrown areas will receive bills for cleanup costs. Assessments are tied to blighted-property declarations from 2012.
City imposes weed abatement assessments on blighted properties
Property owners face special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. Unpaid assessments may be added to property tax bills or subject to lien.
City sets aside $200K federal grant for emergency shelter
Federal grant funds emergency shelter services for homeless residents in the 2016 fiscal year.
Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties
City seeks to recover costs of clearing noxious weeds from property owners. Affected parcels may face tax liens if assessments are unpaid.
Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties
Property owners will receive bills for costs to remove noxious weeds from their land. This is a cost-recovery mechanism for city abatement work already performed.
Special weed-abatement assessment fixed on blighted properties
Property owners with noxious weeds face a special assessment after the city clears the land. The cost is recovered by lien against the property.
Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 216 62nd Street South
Property declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition removes blight from neighborhood and reduces public safety risk.
Land area:
1 parcel
Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 3512 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive
Property declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition removes blighted structure from neighborhood.
City declares building at 8048 5th Ave N unsafe; demolition approved
Blighted building on 5th Avenue North will be demolished, removing a public nuisance and hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Unsafe building at 227 78th Street South ordered demolished
City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, moving toward demolition to clear blight from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City awards $28,137 to Southeastern Temperature for jail boiler repair
Emergency replacement of the City Jail's hot water boiler ensures continued facility operations and inmate care. The council approved the lowest bid submitted after competitive bidding.