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Commission approves 24 public-property declarations to speed condemnation and demolition of dilapidated structures
Summary
Jefferson County approved 24 public-property declarations aimed at expediting demolition and remediation of dilapidated properties; staff said clustering properties by area reduces costs and improves efficiency.
The Jefferson County Commission approved 24 public-property declarations designed to speed condemnation and remediation of dilapidated properties; staff said clustering the properties makes the work cheaper and faster.
Developmental services staff told commissioners that 23 of the 24 declared properties are in a single neighborhood or vicinity community and that the properties were identified as dilapidated and in various states of disrepair. Staff said the county is using a new process of grouping properties to reduce costs and speed removal, and that the effort builds on work the county began last year.
When asked whether condemnation is more difficult if a property lies inside city limits, staff clarified that the properties identified are outside city boundaries and are being processed by the county. "These are properties that we've identified in the vicinity of dilapidated shape, various states of disrepair, and, we're we're trying to move forward," staff said. Commissioners noted the program aims to knock down multiple blighted structures quickly.
A motion to approve the batch of public-property declarations was made, seconded and carried. Staff cited a prior pilot that lowered costs relative to earlier processes; specific per-property cost estimates were discussed but not consistently recorded in the transcript.
