Phenix City schedules hearing and levies $18,000 special assessment for demolition at 1004 North Railroad Street

Phenix City Council on July 1, 2025 adopted a resolution finding a structure at 1004 North Railroad Street substandard, awarding the demolition contract to All Seasons Lawn Care at a bid price of $18,000 and establishing a special assessment against the property to recover demolition costs. The council set a public hearing on the cost-fixing for Aug. 5, 2025, at 9 a.m. in council chambers.

The action matters because it starts the legal process to remove a structure the building official found substandard, assess the demolition costs against the property and place a lien to collect the costs through the Russell County revenue commissioner’s office.

The resolution recited that the building official informed the city that the structure required demolition or removal and that the city solicited sealed bids in accordance with Alabama law. The apparent low bidder meeting specifications was All Seasons Lawn Care, with a bid for demolition and dumping fees totaling $18,000 and demolition and final inspection completed in May 2025 as noted in the resolution text. The council ordered that $18,000 be levied against the property located at 1004 North Railroad Street as a special assessment to constitute a lien on the property and directed publication of required notices in the Citizen of East Alabama.

The resolution set a date of Aug. 5, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. for fixing costs; the resolution invited anyone with an interest in the property or the person last assessed for ad valorem taxes to appear at the hearing and offer reasons the council should not establish the special assessment. The text of the resolution in the transcript identifies the parcel owner on tax records as "Lenham Home, Russells and Senior Care LLC"; the transcript excerpt includes that name as shown on the county tax records. The meeting record did not include further public comment on this specific item in the provided excerpts.