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Shreveport officials restart demolition process for multiple abandoned apartment complexes
Summary
City staff told the Shreveport Property Standards Committee they have reissued demolition actions covering all structures at several abandoned apartment complexes, with work underway at at least one site and questions remaining about reimbursement and future ownership.
Shreveport City property standards staff told the Property Standards Committee on an afternoon meeting that the city has restarted the demolition process for several long-vacant apartment complexes and has expanded demolition notices to include all structures at each site.
The staff member said legal letters were reissued this week and that, "everything has been cited" under Property Standards Demolition procedures (PSDs). He added that one contractor, identified in the discussion as David Raines, has already demolished two structures and was removing debris at the time of the meeting.
Committee members asked…
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