White Oak council authorizes condemnation process and directed sheriff sale for two properties

White Oak Borough Council voted Wednesday to authorize the solicitor and the borough's code enforcement officer to begin condemnation proceedings for a structure at 1901 Vermont Avenue and approved a directed sheriff sale of a previously condemned property at 612 Osborne Street.

The council's code enforcement presenter told members the motion would permit legal steps required to address the deteriorated structures. The motion on the Vermont Avenue property passed after a voice vote. The council separately approved a motion to authorize Keystone Collections Group to proceed with a directed sheriff sale for the Osborne Street parcel; that motion also passed by voice vote.

The borough's code enforcement presenter said the Vermont Avenue matter will proceed under the borough's condemnation process and provided the lot-and-block identifier used in borough records: 551-B-295 for 1901 Vermont Avenue. The presenter noted the Osborne Street property had previously been condemned and slated for demolition and identified its lot-and-block as 460-G-393.

Council members did not record an individual roll-call vote for these motions; the meeting minutes show the motions carried on voice votes. The motions direct staff and the solicitor to take the next legal steps; no demolition date or sale schedule was announced at the meeting.

The actions follow standard borough code-enforcement procedures: staff must file required notices and pursue legal remedies before a sale or demolition occurs. The council did not provide an estimate of costs for demolition or remediation, and no public comment specific to these properties was heard during the motions.

The council did not set a timetable for next steps; residents with questions were directed to the borough office for more information.