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Opelika council approves multiple demolition orders; resident disputes demolition and a $10,114.06 assessment at 509 First Ave.

3426145 · May 21, 2025
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Summary

The council approved several demolition authorizations and an assessment against 509 First Avenue; a property owner at 509 First Ave. contested the demolition process during a public hearing and questioned who authorized the full demolition.

Opelika City Council voted on a set of demolition authorizations and approved an assessment of $10,114.06 against the property at 509 First Avenue following a public hearing during which the property owner said the demolition was not carried out in accordance with notices she received.

During the public hearing Loretta Winnatt, who gave her address as 11090 Woodruff Road, Fairburn, Georgia, said her property at 509 First Avenue was demolished April 1 by L and L Hauling and Backhoe and that she received notices that referenced only removal of the front porch, not demolition of the entire building. "There was never a resolution issued by the city of Opelika to demolish the whole building," Winnatt said. She also told the council she…

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