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Resident Kim Gaskill urges council to remove family properties from slum-and-blight designation

West Branch City Council · August 18, 2025
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Summary

Kim Gaskill attended to request a written reply about which code characteristics place the Gaskill/Jensen properties in the slum-and-blight area and asked that the properties be removed from that designation.

Kim Gaskill spoke during the public-comment portion in response to a July 30 memo from the City Administrator. She asked either City Attorney Kevin Olson or City Administrator Adam Kofoed for a written response explaining the specific code characteristics that qualify the Gaskill/Jensen properties as part of the slum-and-blight designated area and asked that the properties be removed from the area outlined in that designation.

The minutes record her request for consideration and a written reply; no council action or staff response was recorded at this meeting. The council did not vote on the request tonight. Any formal change to an area designation would require staff follow-up and a future council action if pursued.