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Monroe Council condemns four blighted properties, gives owners 30 days to comply; code enforcement to deploy cameras
Summary
The Monroe City Council unanimously condemned four properties as dilapidated and gave owners 30 days to bring structures into compliance or demolish them; Code Enforcement said GPS-equipped cameras will be installed to help address blight and illegal dumping.
The Monroe City Council on Oct. 14 unanimously approved condemnation orders for four dilapidated properties and gave each property owner 30 days to bring structures into compliance with City Code or demolish them.
Code Enforcement Officer Tommy James presented photographic evidence for each property and told the Council the structures posed safety and nuisance risks. The condemned addresses were 4105 Harvey Street (owner: David and Rosa Lee Sledge), 2409 Outlet Road (owner: Louise Hanspard et al.), 104 Carlton Ave (owners: William and Gladys Porter c/o Treshan Breaux & Billy Porter), and 3010 Halsell (owner: Booker T. Community Outreach Project c/o Ester Gallow Estate/Chris Davis). Each motion passed unanimously.
Mr. James said the Outlet Road property is open and unsafe with illegal dumping and that his office has had no recent contact with the owner. He described the typical enforcement process: a 30-day compliance window after condemnation notices are served, followed by additional notices that can extend the timeline; he estimated the full process in some cases may take 60–90 days.
James also thanked the Council for approval to begin installing a first round of code-enforcement cameras. He said the cameras will be placed throughout the city, are GPS-capable and support live monitoring once administrative clearance is granted, and are intended to assist in identifying and deterring illegal dumping and other blight-related activity.
Council members asked procedural questions about service of notice and timelines. Ms. Woods confirmed property owners had been served and pushed for timely cleanups, saying some structures had been a longstanding neighborhood problem.
The Council handled the condemnations as individual motions: Ms. Woods moved to condemn 4105 Harvey Street and 2409 Outlet Road (seconded by Mr. McFarland), Mr. McFarland moved to condemn 104 Carlton Ave (seconded by Mr. Muhammad), and Ms. Woods moved to condemn 3010 Halsell (seconded by Mr. Muhammad). All votes were recorded as approved unanimously.
