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Pampa commission issues 30-day demolition orders for three long-neglected properties
Summary
The Pampa City Commission voted to issue 30-day demolition orders for substandard structures at 1014 McCullough, 1018 McCullough and 502 North Starkweather after code enforcement described protracted neglect and safety hazards. No owners appeared at the hearings.
The Pampa City Commission voted to issue 30-day demolition orders for three properties found to be substandard and hazardous.
At a public hearing on 1014 McCullough, Jeff Kennedy, the city’s code enforcement officer, described years of neglect and repeated complaints and said, “we’d all like to recommend, that you guys let us go ahead and condemn the property and remove it.” No owner spoke at the hearing; the commission closed the hearing and approved a 30-day demolition order.
A second public hearing covered the neighboring property at 1018 McCullough. Kennedy said the structure had “a little bit worse issues” including interior damage and overgrown vegetation; commissioners asked about how to contact owners and whether anyone was living in the houses. Kennedy cautioned removal is a drawn-out process and said police may be needed to remove occupants in some cases, and that the city attempts to locate owners before proceeding. The commission approved a 30-day demolition order for 1018 McCullough.
The commission then opened and closed a hearing on 502 North Starkweather. Kennedy told commissioners that the building has been in poor condition for many years and that certified notices had been sent to last-known contacts. Commissioners asked about a junk vehicle on the property; Kennedy explained the city’s junk-vehicle process, including towing and crushing, and noted that a vehicle processed as a junk vehicle cannot be returned to road use. The commission approved a 30-day demolition order for 502 North Starkweather.
All three motions carried by voice vote; the transcript records ayes and that motions carried but does not provide a roll-call tally with individual named votes. The orders referenced substandard-building order numbers in testimony and motions for administrative tracking.
What’s next: the orders set a 30-day timeline for demolition; the transcript does not specify demolition contractors, precise costs, or any appeal windows for property owners.
