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Resident raises derelict-property concerns at 7500 Shaftesbury; city staff to follow up
Summary
Loretta Burhager told council a house at 7500 Shaftesbury has been vacant since 2019, damaged by an electrical fire and a 2022 flood, is reboarded and attracting wildlife and people; city staff said code-enforcement and the city manager will follow up with the resident after the meeting.
A University City resident told the council Jan. 27 that a neighboring property at 7500 Shaftesbury has been vacant since a 2019 electrical fire and subsequent flood damage reported in 2022, and that the condition is harming nearby property.
Loretta Burhager, who said she owns 7512 Shaftesbury, told the council the property has been condemned in places, is owned by an out-of-state owner, and that the city’s planning office has sent forms and citations without visible corrective work. She said the house was reboarded late in 2024, raccoons live in the structure, and local teenagers have been entering the site. Burhager said the derelict condition is damaging her property and asked what can be done.
Council and staff acknowledged the complaint and said the city manager or appropriate department director would follow up with Burhager after the meeting to outline next steps. No formal action or vote was recorded at the meeting on this complaint; the mayor asked staff to make contact.
Burhager asked the councilwhat enforcement options exist if an owner fails to correct code violations; the meeting record shows staff will pursue follow-up communication with the resident and coordinate code-enforcement processes as needed.
No time frame for corrective action was provided in the meeting record.
