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Fort Smith board orders demolition of two dilapidated houses cited for squatting and unsafe conditions
Summary
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on May 20 approved ordinances authorizing demolition of two unsafe residential structures at 3632 Kincaid Avenue and 1504 Bell Avenue after inspections, citations and liens; the board voted 7-0 to adopt the ordinance and an emergency clause.
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday approved an ordinance directing demolition of two substandard residential structures at 3632 Kincaid Avenue and 1504 Bell Avenue, citing persistent deterioration, unsanitary conditions and repeated illegal occupancy.
The action, approved 7-0, authorizes the city administrator to carry out demolition and places liens on the properties to recover city abatement costs; an emergency clause was adopted by the same margin.
Neighborhood services director Sean Gard told the board the first property, at 3632 Kincaid, was inspected Oct. 21, 2024 after a complaint and showed “visual evidence of squatting activity” and structural damage. Gard said the city has repeatedly re‑boarded the structure, received multiple complaints and that a…
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