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Resident urges city action over years-long safety and code problems at 5502 Briston Wood

6494012 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

A University Place resident told council the neighborhood at 5502 Briston Wood has had ongoing threats, debris and other public-safety issues near area schools and asked for help; staff said they will follow up.

At the Oct. 6 University Place City Council meeting, resident Dan Novogratzky asked the council and staff for help addressing what he described as a multiyear safety and code-enforcement problem at 5502 Briston Wood. Novogratzky said the homeowner — identified in his remarks as Gerald Lucas — has intimidated neighbors, flown a Confederate flag at the property, displayed profane signage and created conditions that neighbors link to debris, suspected drug activity and repeated…

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