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Residents protest notification and costs during Jasper City nuisance-abatement hearing; council sets costs with one exception
Summary
At a public hearing on nuisance abatement cases, several property owners objected to the city's mailing and notification process and the expense charged for demolition. The council adopted a resolution setting costs for most abated properties but left one District 4 property out for further discussion.
The Jasper City Council conducted a public hearing on a set of roughly 10 nuisance-abatement cases and set costs for most of the properties, while a number of property owners and neighbors questioned the city’s notification process and the size of assessed charges.
City staff introduced the nuisance-abatement list and said the cases involved removal of unsafe structures across multiple districts. Staff gave itemized figures for several properties: 800 Fifteenth Avenue (Cathy Marquis) $8,069; 68 Falcon (unsafe structure) $9,733 (rounded from transcript); 2807 Corona Avenue (Phyllis Bowers) $6,505; 811 Highland Avenue (Bridal L. Gann) $5,605; 3302 Calumet Road (James E. and Brenda Aldridge) $14,225; and 2900 Gerald Kennedy Drive (Rhonda L. Knowles) $6,561. The city stated these are costs for removal of unsafe structures carried out by the city or by a contracted demolisher.
Several residents spoke at the hearing. Brenda Aldridge told the council she disputed the mailing and address shown on the city’s notices and said she “didn't get a chance to do anything about it”…
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