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City Council lays over demolition cost items after public questions about inspections and a $447,558.65 bill
Summary
At the May 20 Mobile City Council meeting, council members heard public comment about proactive inspections and large demolition cost assessments, then voted to lay multiple demolition-cost items over for 60 days to allow the Housing Board and HUD to respond.
Mobile City Council members on May 20 laid over multiple agenda items to fix demolition costs for vacant structures after a resident questioned whether the city is proactively inspecting deteriorating properties and flagged a $447,558.65 cost for 1901 Bishop Avenue.
The layover gives the Housing Board and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development time to respond before the council decides whether to assess the listed demolition costs to property owners.
Resident Reggie Hill spoke during the public hearing on demolition costs and urged the council to inspect properties earlier in the deterioration process. “I would…
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