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Bellaire building official reports demolition backlog, utility delays slowing removals
Summary
City staff told the Building Standards Commission on April 24 that a backlog of substandard structures remains; officials cited delayed utility disconnections from CenterPoint and demolition costs of about $8,000–$11,000 per house.
Bellaire — The city’s building official reported to the Building Standards Commission on April 24 that efforts to remove substandard and abandoned homes are slowed by utility disconnection delays and rising demolition costs.
The building official said several properties identified for demolition have produced “very little response” from owners and that the city recently had to condemn a property referred to as “400 Auto” and is awaiting a gas service disconnection by the utility. “We have authority to do it. We're just waiting on the utility company,” the building official said.
Staff said the city is pursuing…
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