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Council adopts demolition ordinances for two unfit West Millbrook properties, 7–1 votes
Summary
After staff presentations and hearings, the council adopted demolition‑only ordinances for 1908 and 1910 West Millbrook (same parcel), recording identical 7–1 votes to remove blighted structures judged to cost more to repair than their tax values.
The Raleigh City Council voted to adopt demolition‑only ordinances for two unfit properties on West Millbrook Road after a staff presentation describing structural damage and estimated repair costs.
Bryce Abernathy of Housing and Community Development told council the properties on the parcel are in poor condition with broken windows, HVAC, electrical and plumbing problems and numerous outbuildings in disrepair. Staff concluded repairs would cost more than half of the dwelling tax value and recommended demolition only for the listed structures.
Council opened the required public hearings and, after brief questions from members, a motion was made and the council approved ordinances for both 1908 and 1910 West Millbrook. The meeting record shows the vote on each ordinance as 7 in favor and 1 opposed.
The ordinances allow the city to remove unsafe structures judged not reasonably repairable under the minimum housing code; the council did not expand the record on any follow‑up reuse or acquisition actions at this meeting.
