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Committee weighs using ending fund balance to demolish long-vacant Bonney Lake property
Summary
Bonney Lake safety committee reviewed a staff request to use ending-fund-balance dollars to demolish a long-vacant, hazardous property estimated at about $60,000; staff said the city would place the cost as a special property-tax assessment and could recoup costs through tax collection but will next seek a council resolution for authorization.
Bonney Lake City’s safety committee on March 10 reviewed a staff proposal to use ending-fund-balance money to demolish a long-vacant, heavily damaged property that staff said has been the subject of code enforcement activity since at least 2016. The contractor estimate for demolition was described as roughly $60,000.
Why it matters: The property is boarded and cited by code enforcement, but staff said it continues to attract illegal activity and public-safety responses. Staff framed demolition as a needed public-safety and neighborhood-restoration step and said the city would place the cost as a special property-tax assessment so the city could attempt to recover the expense…
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