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Kenner council votes 6-0 to demolish unsafe house at 1235 Roosevelt Boulevard
Summary
The Kenner City Council voted unanimously to demolish a derelict house at 1235 Roosevelt Blvd after code enforcement and an engineer found structural decay, missing utilities and safety hazards. The city appointed a curator and expects demolition costs roughly in line with a recent comparable job.
The Kenner City Council voted 6-0 on Jan. 24 to order the demolition of a vacant structure at 1235 Roosevelt Boulevard after code enforcement staff said an engineer found the building to be a public hazard.
Code Enforcement Officer Miss Topple told the council the city’s engineer documented “inadequate maintenance, dilapidation and/or abandonment” including boarded windows, missing siding, wood rot in exterior wall framing, missing soffit and fascia, and a collapsed carport cover. Topple said the property’s water service has been inactive since Aug.…
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