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Resident presses council for timeline after 5 years with burned house at 235 Lockwood
Summary
A neighbor asked the council why a burned, vacant house at 235 Lockwood remains partly unrepaired years after a fire and why demolition escrow funds have not been used; the speaker gave a timeline she says shows the city extended repair deadlines and the property remains unchanged.
A resident urged the council to clarify the status and timeline for a fire‑damaged house at 235 Lockwood, saying insurance, title changes and repeated repair extensions have left the property unrepaired and the demolition escrow untouched.
Debbie Melkonian told council the home was declared a total loss five years earlier and that the insurer paid down the mortgage and remitted $12,000 to the city for…
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