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Administration and Finance Committee forwards Huntington property purchase ordinance amid landslide concerns
Summary
On March 5 the Administration and Finance Committee voted to forward ordinance 2026-007 to the full council, authorizing the mayor to purchase 3305 4th Avenue in Huntington after engineers identified a nearby landslide. The presenter outlined repair and purchase options with cost estimates and confirmed funds are available in the public works street construction budget.
On March 5 the Administration and Finance Committee voted to forward ordinance 2026-007 to the full Huntington City Council with a favorable recommendation, a step that would authorize the mayor to purchase the house at 3305 4th Avenue from Richard Smith because of an adjacent landslide.
The committee was presented with three options to address the slope failure: fully repairing the slide (estimated at $350,000 to $400,000), purchasing and demolishing the home and keeping the 3300 block of 5th Avenue closed, or purchasing and…
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