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Council moves ahead with capital improvement levy and turns 506 Broad Street to city attorney for abatement
Summary
Council voted to begin work on a capital improvement levy estimated at $0.675 per $1,000 taxable value (about $50,000 annually) and authorized the city attorney to proceed with nuisance abatement for 506 Broad Street after the owner failed to respond to a quit-claim request.
Council discussed a capital improvement levy that, if placed on the ballot and passed by voters, would generate approximately $0.675 per $1,000 of taxable value (about $50,000 per year) for city capital projects. Bueghly moved to proceed with the capital improvement levy process and to hire Patrick Callahan as a coach to help develop a capital improvement plan; the motion passed 5–0.
Separately, Finally Home did not respond to the city's request to sign a quit-claim deed for 506 Broad Street. Johnson moved to turn the property over to the city attorney to proceed with nuisance-abatement proceedings; the motion carried on a 5–0 vote. The minutes record the council's direction to pursue legal steps for the vacant property.
