The Building and Nuisance Board of the Trenton City Council voted to move ahead with demolition efforts and reviewed several property concerns during a meeting on Monday night.
Code Enforcement Officer Donnie Vandevender said that six persons have agreed to pay their share of the cost to demolish properties they own and are included in the 2016-17 demolition program. Owners of 843 W. 14th Ct., 1314 Tindall Ave., 1904 Lulu, 1105 Wiggins, 506 E. Eighth Ct. and 515 E. Ninth Ct. will be paying a total of $22,150 to have the structures removed. The city’s match for that work, based on a bid accepted from Red Rock of Hamilton, would be around $10,300.
That leaves the city around $9,700 for other demolition work. Vandevender reviewed five properties the committee has determined need to be torn down, but that the city will be taking down at its expense. He said that until inspections are done and bids taken on abatement costs, the exact cost to remove those structures will not be known. The board voted to have inspections done on properties at 507 Main St., 702 E. Fifth St., 915 Kumler and 428 W. 13th St. A fifth property at 501 Main St. has already had an inspection done and will just need to be bid out for asbestos removal.
Once those costs are determined, the board will be able to decide which of those properties can be included in this year’s program. Vandevender noted that it will also give the board a better idea of what the costs will be if the structures have to be moved to next year’s program.
In the only other action taken by the board, it was voted to have property at 1922 Oak St., owned by Benjamin Williams, and 2211 Oak St., owned by Clinton Brenner, referred to the city attorney for legal action. A declaration of nuisance on property at 1809 Cherry St., owned by Mike Arnold, was tabled until next month.
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