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Residents urge stronger code enforcement over long‑running neighborhood blight; council asks staff for follow‑up
Summary
Three residents during public comment described persistent code violations and safety concerns at a property cited as 5502 Bristlewood Drive, reporting rodent infestations, loud noise, unpermitted vehicle storage and slow or ineffective enforcement. Council members asked staff to prepare a report detailing what the city has done and what it can or cannot do next.
Several University Place residents used the council's public‑comment period Dec. 1 to press for more effective code enforcement at a neighborhood property repeatedly reported to the city.
Deborah Nellis told the council she has been pursuing the issue since Nov. 2, 2021 and described longstanding problems at the property she named at the meeting: rodent infestations that have cost her nearly $8,000 in repairs, ongoing loud noise and what she called hazardous material being leaked into the street. "I've been fighting this guy…
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