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12. DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS <br />12.A. COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT <br />12.A.1. CONDEMNATION. DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF UNSAFE <br />STRUCTURES <br />County Building Official Buddy Akins reviewed the backup memorandum of <br />August 1, 2008, regarding five vacant structures which have been condemned and ordered <br />repaired or removed. He divulged that there were five properties; all the property owners had <br />received proper notice; no satisfactory repairs had been made; and there were no outstanding <br />permits on the properties. He thereafter presented staff's recommendation for approval, based <br />on the conditions outlined on page 321 of the backup. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Wheeler, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Flescher, for discussion, <br />to approve staff's recommendation. <br />Commissioner Flescher noted that it was time to eliminate these structures, <br />which could pose a serious safety hazard during a storm. <br />Edwina Clark, 558 Caribbean Circle & 1730 38th Lane, explained the <br />circumstances surrounding her family's attempts to hold on to her grandfather's property at 1730 <br />38th Lane, which had been in her family for many years. She asked the Board for additional time <br />to see if she could either bring the house up to code, or demolish and remove the building <br />herself, as opposed to having an expensive lien put on the property. <br />Helen Furet, 9586 Doubloon Drive, outlined the steps she had taken in trying <br />to bring her property into compliance with County Code, and stated she was still waiting for a <br />31 <br />August 12, 2008 <br />