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Resident raises safety concerns; Lake City Council authorizes condemnation proceedings for two properties
Summary
After a resident reported a vacant, damaged house, Lake City Council moved to begin condemnation of two other properties and directed staff to notify the owner of the vacant house; motions passed unanimously.
Mayor Cameron Tate and the Lake City Council on Aug. 15 heard a resident raise safety concerns about a vacant house and moved to begin condemnation proceedings on two separate properties.
Jordan Taylor, who said she lives behind the house at 605 Maumelle, told the council the property is vacant, the yard is overgrown and windows are broken out, and she expressed concern for neighborhood safety. Mayor Cameron Tate said the city’s first step would be to send a certified letter to the property owner asking that the property be cleaned up.
Separately, the council voted to have properties at 98 Mead and 98½ Mead turned over to Arlon Woodruff to begin condemnation proceedings. Councilmember Brenda Hutcheson made the motion and Councilmember Kate Wells seconded; the motion passed on a 6–0 vote.
The minutes record that Clayton Burnside also presented a progress report on his Cottonwood property earlier in the meeting but give no further detail on that report. The role of Arlon Woodruff is not specified in the minutes; the record simply shows the council authorized him to begin the condemnation process.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the city will send a certified letter to the owner of 605 Maumelle and city staff (via the action assigning Arlon Woodruff) will begin the formal condemnation process for the two Mead Street properties. The minutes do not specify timelines, the owners’ names, or further procedural steps such as public hearings or appeals.
