A. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #23-002938: 1227 Grape St. (3 204 3 H S & L OT ABL, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Vinson, Lanny Ross

[A. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #23-002938: 1227 Grape St. (3 204 3 H S & L OT ABL, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Vinson, Lanny Ross]

YOU. WITH THAT, WE ARE PREPARED TO START OUR FIRST CASE.

>> RICKY RIGHT, PROPERTY MANAGER AND INSPECTOR WITH THE CITY OF ABILENE. HERE IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE. FIRST CASE IS GOING TO BE CASE NUMBER 23-002938 , AT 1227 GRAPE STREET. CHECKLIST , COUNTY RECORDS SHOW A WARRANTY DEED MAIMING LANNY ROSS VINSON AS THE OWNER. SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS NO ENTITY. TAX RECORDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS SHOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INACTIVE SINCE NOVEMBER 14TH, 2006, AND A SEARCH REVEALS LANNY ROSS VINSON TO BE THE OWNER. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED . THIS IS THE FRONT WEST SIDE THE REAR EAST SIDE. NORTH SIDE. AND THE SOUTH SIDE. THIS IS AN OVERHEAD VIEW, YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE ONE IN THE GREEN TRIANGLE THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE OTHER BUILDING. THIS ONE IS DEALING WITH THE ONE IN THAT GREEN RECTANGLE. THE SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS , INADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARDS, NUISANCE. HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING, HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION.

WE INITIALLY WENT , BECAUSE OF VEHICLE AND HIT THE FRONT OF

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THIS BUILDING, SO THESE ARE THE INITIAL PHOTOS WHEN THE CASE WAS OPENED. THIS IS SOME OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION. THIS IS THE INTERIOR. THIS IS THE REPAIR THAT WAS DONE. THEY DID BRICK IN THAT FRONT WALL. THESE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS ON THE INSIDE. TIMELINE , APRIL 25TH , 2023, INSPECTIONS CASE WAS OPEN, STRUCTURE HAD BEEN HIT BY VEHICLE. THE CINDERBLOCK STRUCTURE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT EXTERIOR WALL OF THE BUILDING. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, IT APPEARED THE BUILDING HAD BEEN GUTTED TO THE STUDS WITH NO RENOVATION PERMIT ON FILE. FIRST NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO THE BUILDING OWNER. ON MAY 17, '23, NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE PROPERTY OWNER TO REPAIR THE BUILDING. A SECOND NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. UPS MAIL CERTIFIED TRACKING CONFIRMED THE PROPER NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. JUNE 30TH, 2023, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE STRUCTURE. ON JULY 3RD, OF '23, A CONDEMNATION CASE WAS OPEN. JULY 5TH, THE AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS RECORDED AT THE COUNTY CLERK. JULY 12, '23, NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND 30/60 WERE SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. JULY 21ST, '23, PROPERTY OWNER CAME TO CITY HALL AND SAID HE HAD RECEIVED THE PAPERWORK STATING THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN CONDEMNED AND HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HE NEEDED TO DO. WE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING TO HIM AND HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. HE STATED THEY ARE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT THE LONG-TERM PLAN IS FOR THE PROPERTY, BUT FOR NOW HE WILL MAKE SURE THE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING IS FIXED AND THE BUILDING IS SECURED. HE SAID THEY WILL KEEP IN CONTACT WITH US WITH REGARDS TO THEIR PLANS WITH THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS TO KEEP US UPDATED ON PROGRESS. SOMETIME AFTER THAT THIS CONTACT TO THE FRONT WHILE WAS REPAIRED AND NO OTHER PLANTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. NO PLAN OF ACTION SUBMITTED OR PERMIT APPLIED FOR AND NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE BY THE OWNER TO INFORM US OF PLANTS. MARCH 6TH, 2025, NOTICE OF THE HEARING SENT TO OWNER. MARCH 10TH, 2025, NOTICE OF APRIL HEARING POSTED ON STRUCTURE. 30 DAYS TO REPAIR, INCLUDING A TIMELINE AND COST ESTIMATES AND RETAIN ALL PERMITS. IF THIS IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN INSPECTIONS. IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL

INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE DONE . >> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT. I WILL OPEN THE CASE, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 23-002938, ANY ONE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING

ON CASE NUMBER 23-00293 EIGHT. >> I MOVE WE FOLLOW STAFF

RECOMMENDATION. >> MOTION BY MR. SEAN MCNEILL .

30 DAYS TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF ACTION INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR AND COST ESTIMATES AND OBTAIN ALL PERMITS. IF THIS IS DONE, 60 DAYS FOR INSPECTIONS, IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTION SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION OF ALL

PERMITS. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY MR. JEREMY MCBRAYER. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>> MR. ALLRED? MR. MCBRAYER ? MR. TURNER? MR. BEARD? MOTION

[B. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #23-004102: 160 Ruby St. (BREWER SUBD OF SCOTT HWY, BLOCK 24, LOT 1 & S/PT OF 2, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Flannagon, Jeffery D.]

PASSES. >> THE NEXT CASE IS CASE NUMBER 23-004102, 160 RUBY STREET , THE RECORDS SHOW JEFFERY FLANNAGON AS THE OWNER . SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS NO ENTITY, TAX RECORDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS, NO RECORD OF SERVICE TO THAT ADDRESS AT ANY POINT AND THE SEARCH REVEALS JEFFERY FLANNAGON TO BE THE OWNER. THIS IS THE NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED. THE FRONT EAST SIDE, THE REAR WEST SIDE . THE NORTH SIDE . AND THE SOUTH SIDE. SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS,

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INADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARD, NUISANCE , HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS SOME OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION.

INTERIOR. SO, ON FEBRUARY 9TH, 2022, THERE WAS A STRUCTURAL FIRE AND THAT IS WHAT THE ORIGINAL DAMAGE WAS HERE. AND I WILL SKIP FORWARD A LITTLE BIT. THE LAST BOARD DECISION , THE OWNER WAS HERE AND SPOKE TO YOU ALL AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO BE GETTING A LOAN TO GET THE PLACE FIXED UP. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DO THAT. THAT WAS BACK IN FEBRUARY. WE GAVE A SECOND 30/60 THAT DAY , HE WAS UNABLE TO SECURE THAT LOAN. ON MARCH 6TH , THE NOTICE OF APRIL HEARING WAS SENT TO THE OWNER AND ON MARCH 10TH , THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ON THAT PLACE. AND THEY ARE AWARE THAT IT IS HEADING TOWARD DEMO AND THEY KNEW THAT WAS THE CASE AND HE IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE MONEY TO DO ANYTHING TO THE PLACE. SO, HE KNOWS THAT IS WHAT IS COMING. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO FIND THE PROPERTY AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, AND REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE. AN ODOR THAT OWNER , THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE NUMBER 23-004102, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 23-004102. OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION .

>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FINDING THAT IT IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE AND THAT REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE

UNREASONABLE. >> MOTION BY MR. DUGGER , IT IS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AND REPAIR WOULD BE UNREASONABLE. IS THERE A SECOND ? SECONDED BY MR.

TURNER . ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> MR. ALLRED? MR. MCBRAYER ? MR. MCNEIL ? MR. TURNER? MR. DUGGER? MOTION PASSED.

>> FURTHER MOVE TO THE OWNER TO DEMOLISH WITHIN 30 DAYS.

>> THE OWNER , TO DEMOLISH WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH, IS THERE A SECOND ? SECOND BY MR. TURNER. ROLL CALL,

PLEASE. >> MR. ALLRED? MR. MCBRAYER? MR. MCNEILL ? MR. TURNER ? MR. DUGGER? MR. BEARD ?

[C. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #24-000209: 2018 Victoria St. (A0605 SUR 86 JAMES WARFIELD, TRACT N 50 S 150 E 140, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: Harris, Dorothy]

>> YES. >> MOTION PASSED.

>> THE NEXT CASE WILL BE CASE NUMBER 24-000209, AT 2018 VICTORIA STREET. THE CHECKLIST , COUNTY RECORDS SHOWS A WARRANTY DEED NAMING DOROTHY HARRIS AS THE OWNER. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS DOROTHY HARRIS TO BE THE OWNER, SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS NO ENTITY. TAX RECORDS, NOT APPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS HAVE BEEN INACTIVE SINCE JANUARY 13TH, 2021, AND THE SEARCH REVEALS DOROTHY HARRIS TO BE THE OWNER. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED. THE FRONT EAST SIDE. REAR WEST SIDE. NORTH SIDE. AND , THE SOUTH SIDE. SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS, INADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARDS, NUISANCE, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING, HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION . THIS IS SOME OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. STRUCTURAL HAZARD. THAT IS SEPARATION BETWEEN THE

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WALL AND THE FLOORING THERE, THAT YOU ARE SEEING.

INADEQUATE SANITATION. THE TIMELINE, MAY 28TH, 2020, A CASE WAS OPEN FOR A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE. CITIZEN CALLED IN A COMPLAINT, THEY BELIEVE THE HOUSE HAS MAJOR WATER DAMAGE AND MOLD , DISCOVERED THE PROPERTY OWNER LIVED IN A NEARBY APARTMENT AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH HER TO SEE IF WE COULD TRY TO GET HER CONNECTED WITH AN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR REPAIRS. APRIL 6TH , 2022, THE PROPERTY IS UNSECURED AND HAS ANIMALS GOING IN AND OUT, APRIL 22ND, 2022, WE CONFIRMED THE STRUCTURE WAS VACANT, APPEARED VANDALIZED, AND HAD VISIBLE WATER DAMAGE ON THE CEILING AND SIDE. NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE ADDRESS OF RECORD TO THE PROPERTY OWNER TO SECURE THE STRUCTURE. ON APRIL 28TH, '22, NOTICE KBAK, RETURN TO CENTER, USPS FORWARDING HAD EXPIRED. MAYBE 10TH , THE CITY SECURED THE STRUCTURE BEEN MAY 25TH, '22, THE OWNER REACHED OUT AND EXPLAINED THAT SHE WANTS TO REPAIR THE HOUSE AND HAD SOMEONE REPAIRING IT THIS WEEK. ASKED THAT SHE KEEP ME UPDATED AND PULL A PERMIT WHEN NECESSARY. SHE PROVIDED A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS AT THAT TIME. AUGUST 15, '22, SPOKE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, GAVE HER ANOTHER AGENCY TO CONTACT TO SEE ABOUT REPAIR ASSISTANCE. MAY 1ST, '23, A RELATIVE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER CALLED AND ASK WHAT REPAIRS ARE BEING REQUIRED. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN COMPLETED. WE OPENED A CONDEMNATION CASE AND THE AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS RECORDED AT THE COUNTY CLERK.

MARCH 18TH, 2024, NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION WERE SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, APRIL 12TH, 2024, WE MET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND EXPLAINED A PLAN OF ACTION. MAY 10TH, 2024, PROVIDED CONTACT INFO OF ANOTHER POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE AGENCY. SEPTEMBER 16TH, '24, SPOKE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. SHE LET US KNOW SHE WAS LOOKING INTO SELLING THE HOUSE. ON OCTOBER 16, '24, SPOKE TO A REALTOR REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY OWNER. SHE LET US KNOW SHE IS GOING TO HAVE SOME INVESTORS HAVE A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY. ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2024, THE PROPERTY WAS LISTED FOR SALE, ON NOVEMBER 6TH, THE BOARD ORDERED A 30/60. NOVEMBER 25TH, SPOKE TO THE OWNER BY PHONE, THEN SPOKE TO HER AND HER GRANDSON AT CITY HALL. PROVIDED HER A COPY OF THE CONDEMNATION NOTICE AND 30/60, EXPLAINED THE PLAN OF ACTION PROCESS 10. SHE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN APPEALING THE BOARD'S 30-SICK THE ORDER.

I EXPLAINED TO THE GRANDSON THAT WE ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE ARE NOT MEANS TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE HOUSE AND SINCE IT IS ON THE MARKET, WE ARE NOT PLANNING AT THIS TIME TO BRING THE PROPERTY BACK TO THE OBS WHILE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SALE. IN FEBRUARY, 2025, THE SALE LISTING WAS REMOVED FROM REALTOR WEBSITES WITH NO INDICATION THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN SOLD, NOTE NEW DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN RECORDED, MARCH 6TH, '25, THE NOTICE OF APRIL HEARING WAS SENT TO THAT HEARING, NOTICE OF APRIL HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE, MARCH 24TH, THE PROPERTY WAS RELISTED FOR SALE. AND I DID SPEAK TO ANY REAL ESTATE AGENT THAT CALLED IN YESTERDAY THAT WAS TRYING TO HELP MS. HARRIS GET THE HOUSE SOLD. THEY HAD NO PLANS, AND SHE WAS AFRAID THAT THE ASKING PRICE WAS TOO HIGH AND THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIND ANYBODY. THE STAFF RECOMMENDS , THE RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME, IS TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE AND REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE, THE OWNER IS ORDERED TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE

CITY MAY DEMOLISH. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WRIGHT? NOW, THIS , THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2020?

>> I BELIEVE YES , THAT IS WHEN THE ORIGINAL CASE WAS OPENED.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE NUMBER 24-000209 , ANYONE

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WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. COULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE ? YOU WILL AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?

>> YES, SIR. MY NAME IS SONJA GONZALES. I AM THE RECENT REAL ESTATE AGENT ASSISTING MS. HARRIS WITH THIS PROPERTY THAT WAS LISTED, SORRY. MARCH 24TH . SO, SHE HAD AN AGENT BEFORE THAT WAS NOT LOCAL TO THE AREA. AND WE HAD SOME POSSIBLE INVESTORS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THE PROPERTY AT A LOWER SALE PRICE THAN WHAT SHE ACTUALLY LISTED IT FOR. SO, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING, I GUESS, SINCE 2020. AND, I AM JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IF THEY DO DECIDE, WHATEVER THE COUNCIL DECIDES, IF WE DO GET A CONTRACT FOR SALE AT A LESSER PRICE, IF THAT IS APPEALED BY A NEW BUYER, TO PULL THE PERMITS AND MOVE FORWARD, WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPERTY? IF THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE APPROVED. HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT KNOWING THAT?

>> DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE, PERHAPS , ON THE CLOSING, THE

CONTRACT SIGNING? >> IF IT IS A CASH BUYER, WE CAN CLOSE IN SEVEN TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS. BUT I WOULD JUST ASK, IT WOULD BE AT THAT POINT FOR AN APPEAL 40 NEW PURCHASER, IS THAT

CORRECT? >> THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING AT IT ARE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE TOWARD PURCHASING IT?

>> YES. >> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE

BOARD? >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN

REPRESENTING THE SELLER? >> I HAVE BEEN REPRESENTING THE

SELLER SINCE MARCH 24TH. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS? >> I THINK THE QUESTION YOU ARE ASKING, BASED ON THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU SEE, IT ALLOWS THE OWNER TO APPEAL THIS MOTION , IF IT WERE TO BE PASSED , 30 DAYS, RIGHT? DO YOU THINK THAT 30-DAY PERIOD WOULD ALLOW YOU ENOUGH TIME TO GET A CONTRACT ON THE PROPERTY AND IF YOU WERE TO APPEAL THAT ORDER, AND DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN SOLD, THEN THAT WOULD PROBABLY SUFFICE, IN THE APPEAL , TO RESTART, CORRECT?

>> THAT IS MY QUESTION, YES. >> SO, DO YOU THINK THE TIMELINE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU TO RUN THAT TRANSACTION TO GROUND? AND THEN STILL HAVE TIME TO APPEAL THAT ORDER , YOU HAVE A WINDOW

THERE. >> CORRECT, I WOULD SAY, ONCE THE PROPERTY IS IN TRANSFER OF NEW OWNERSHIP, SEVEN TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE CONTRACT DAY, I WOULD SAY, WITHIN THAT 30 DAYS, YES. ALL PERMITS CAN BE PULLED FROM A NEW

INVESTOR. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK

YOU, MAN. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD, AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> YES, I AM DOROTHY HARRIS , THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SELL IT. IT IS ON THE MARKET

NOW. >> OKAY.

>> I WAS ON THE MARKET BEFORE. BUT, LIKE, IT WAS $45,000, AND SOMEONE OFFERED ME $5000, I WAS INTERESTED IN SELLING THE HOUSE.

I CALLED IN AND LET THEM KNOW THAT I HAD SOMEONE WHO WAS GOING TO BUY IT. $45,000, I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT, TOO. UNTIL I FOUND OUT HE WAS SCAMMING ME. I WILL SEND SOMEONE OUT TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE HOUSE AND WELL, HE DID. HE SENT SOMEONE OUT TO TAKE THE PICTURES. I GUESS THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER. I DON'T KNOW. BUT, PICKING THE NOTICE, HE SAID,

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WELL, I HAVE ENOUGH PICTURES. ALL OF THE PICTURES THAT HE TOOK , THEY WERE, LIKE, CROOKED. THEY WASN'T EVEN LOOKING LIKE MY HOUSE. SO, HE PUT IT ON THE MARKET AND EVERYTHING. I WAS KNOWING THAT I SIGNED TOO MANY PAPERS. I THINK I SIGNED A PAPER FOR HIM TO BUY THE HOUSE. I SAID, CAN YOU GIVE ME A COPY AND HE SAID I AM GOING TO SEND IT TO YOU. I GUESS I AM TOO TRUSTING AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND JUST NOT REALLY TOGETHER WITH THIS.

BUT, ANYWAY, IT TOOK ABOUT SIX MONTHS , YOU KNOW? ALL THIS STUFF THAT HE WAS DOING. BUT, YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SELL THE

HOUSE AND HAVE A CHANCE. >> I AM HER DAUGHTER . SHE HAS BEEN SICK . THIS IS GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME.

>> NO, I WAS NOT ASKING FOR THAT.

>> GIVE HER A CHANCE TO SELL IT. IF NOT, IT CAN GO. I'M TIRED, SHE IS TIRED, SHE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT THE HOSPITAL, MULTIPLE

HEART OPERATIONS. PLEASE. >>

>> JUST HELP, PLEASE. IF YOU CAN . IF YOU CAN , PLEASE, AND THANK

YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANY OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, ON CASE NUMBER 24-000209 AND OPEN THE DISCUSSION TO THE FLOOR. PERHAPS THIS IS ONE THAT WE CAN TABLE FOR 30 DAYS AND

GIVE HER TIME? >> EVEN IF YOU GAVE THE 30/60, THAT WOULD PROBABLY WORK, AS WELL. BUT, IF YOU WANT TO TABLE

IT, THAT, THAT IS AN OPTION. >> WHAT IS THE BOARD'S PLEASURE

HERE? >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO A 30/60, ORDER TO REPAIR, 30 DAYS TO PROVIDE A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR COST ESTIMATES AND OBTAINING ALL PERMITS. 60 DAYS FOR INSPECTIONS, IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTION SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS.

>> MOTION BY MR. MCBRAYER. THE OWNER HAS ORDERED DEBT IN ORDER TO REPAIR, 30 DAYS FOR A PLAN OF ACTION, INCLUDING A TIMEFRAME FOR COST ESTIMATES AND OBTAIN ALL PERMITS BUT IF THIS IS DONE, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ALL INSPECTIONS. IF THIS IS DONE, ALL FINAL INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE EXPIRATION OF ALL PERMITS. SECOND BY MR. TURNER. I'M SORRY, MR. ALLRED.

>> MR. ALLRED? MR. MCBRAYER? MR. MCNEILL ? MR. TURNER? MR. DUGGER

? MR. BEARD ? >> YES.

>> MOTION PASSES. >> GOOD LUCK, LADIES.

>> THANK YOU. >> I HOPE YOU GET IT SOLD.

>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. >> THE NEXT CASE IS GOING TO BE

[D. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #24-003795: 2518 N. 18th St. (CRESCENT HEIGHTS, BLOCK Q, LOT 4, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Owner: 4321 Mt Vernon LLC, C/O Gilbert Martinez]

CASE NUMBER 24-00 3795, AT 251 18 , NORTH 18TH STREET , 4321 MOUNT VERNON LLC , THE OWNER. TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS 43 21 MOUNT VERNON LLC TO BE THE OWNER. SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS THE LLC LISTED ON THE DEED AS NOT LISTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE. TAX RECORDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE. UTILITY RECORDS HAVE BEEN INACTIVE SINCE JANUARY 19TH, 2019. AND THE SEARCH REVEALS 4321 MOUNT VERNON LLC TO BE THE OWNER. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED. THE FRONT SOUTHSIDE. REAR NORTH SIDE. EAST SIDE. AND WEST SIDE . SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS, INADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARD, NUISANCE, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING , HAZARDOUS PLUMBING, HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. HERE IS SOME OF THE

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EXTERIOR. SOME OF THE INTERIOR. HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL . TIMELINE, JULY 9, '24, THE CASE WAS OPEN FOR A VACANT, UNSECURED, DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE. NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE OWNER DID NOT RESPOND TO JULY 19TH, THE PROPERTY, STILL NOT BEING MAINTAINED, STILL UNSECURED.

SENT SECOND NOTICE BY CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. AUGUST 9TH OF '24, EXECUTED A CODE INSPECTION WARRANT TO INSPECT THE FULL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY, ON AUGUST 11, '24, THE CITY MOWED THE PROPERTY TO AUGUST 13TH, THE AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS RECORDED BY THE COUNTY CLERK AUGUST 14, '24 , THE NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND THE USPS WEBSITE SHOWS IT TO BE DELIVERED, AUGUST 19. THE OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE CITY. ON DECEMBER 4TH, 24, THE BOARD ORDERED A 30-60. MARCH 6TH , '25, THE NOTICE OF THE APRIL HEARING WAS SENT TO THE OWNER. MARCH 10TH, '25, THE NOTICE OF THE APRIL HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION, FINDINGS FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND THAT IT IS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE AND REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE.

THE OWNER IS ORDERED TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS, OR THE

CITY MAY DEMOLISH. >> THERE HAS BEEN NO UTILITY SINCE YOUR SKIN 19? -- '19? DO I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY ?

>> YES, JANUARY 19TH, 2019. AND WE HAVE HAD NO CONTACT FROM THESE OWNERS. THEY DID POST SOME SIGNS, PUTTING IT FOR SALE, SINCE ONE OF OUR EARLY -- I THINK, RIGHT AFTER WE DID THE WARRANT, THEY POSTED SOME SIGNS FOR SALE, BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. WRIGHT? THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE NUMBER 24-003795. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE NUMBER 24-003795. AND I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION.

>> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND FIND THE PUBLIC AS A NUISANCE AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE AND REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE.

>> MOTION BY MR. TURNER, THE PUBLIC IS DECLARED A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AND REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE.

>> I SECOND. >> SECOND BY MR. MCNEILL. ROLL

CALL, PLEASE. >> MR. ALLRED? MR. MCBRAYER ? MR. MCNEILL ? MR. TURNER? MR. DUGGER ? MR. BEARD ? MOTION

PASSES. >> I FURTHER REMOVE THE OWNER WILL APPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH THE

>> MOTION BY MR. TURNER, APPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS, OR THE CITY MAY

DEMOLISH. >> SECOND. SECONDED BY MR.

MCNEILL. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> MR. ALLRED ? MR. MCBRAYER? MR. MCNEILL ? MR. TURNER ? MR. DUGGER? MR. BEARD?

[E. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #24-004411: 2041 S. 20th St. (E62.35 W574.95 N200 FT LT 1 D 1-2-3 ANDERSON & 20X26 SECOF 1, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Crofton, Hettie Mae C/O Pat Crofton]

>> YES. >> MOTION PASSES.

>> THE NEXT CASE THIS MORNING WILL BE CASE NUMBER 24-004411, AT 2041 SOUTH 20TH STREET . CHECKLIST , COUNTY RECORDS SHOWS A WARRANTY DEED OF TRUST, NAMING HETTIE MAE CROFTON AS THE OWNER.

TAYLOR COUNTY SHOWS HETTIE MAE CROFTON TO BE THE OWNER.

SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS NO ENTITY. TAX RECORDS, NOT APPLICABLE, UTILITY RECORDS HAVE BEEN INACTIVE SINCE DECEMBER 22ND OF 2007 AND THE SEARCH REVEALS HETTIE MAE CROFTON TO BE

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THE OWNER. THIS IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED. THIS IS THE FRONT NORTH SIDE. THE REAR SOUTH SIDE. EAST SIDE. MORE OF THE EAST SIDE. AND THE WEST SIDE. SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS, INADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARDS, NUISANCE, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS SOME OF THE EXTERIOR DILAPIDATION. THERE WAS A FIRE HERE. THIS IS THE INTERIOR. THE TIMELINE, AUGUST 30TH, '24, INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AT THE REQUEST OF THE CODE OFFICER WORKING ON A CLEANUP AND MOWING OF THE PROPERTY. THEY HAD FOUND THERE WAS A LARGE STRUCTURE FIRE AND THE HOME LOOKS TO BE UNINHABITABLE. FIRE REPORT SHOWS THE FIRE OCCURRED JULY 3RD, 2021, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE DAMAGES WERE ESTIMATED AT $25,000. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE REPORT, THE RESIDENCE WAS INSURED. IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE WATER HAS BEEN OFF SINCE DECEMBER, 2007, AND THE OWNER IS DECEASED .

SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2024, EXECUTED A CODE INSPECTION WARRANT TO INSPECT THE FULL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY AND FOUND EXTENSIVE WIRE DAMAGE. SEPTEMBER 12TH, '24, CLEANUP AND MOWING ABATEMENT WAS DONE BY THE CITY, DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF MOWING, THE PROJECT TOOK SEVEN DAYS TO FINISH. THERE WAS BAMBOO ALL OVER THE BACKYARD, SO IT TOOK THEM FOREVER TO CUT THE STUFF DOWN. SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024, AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK. SEPTEMBER 18, '24, NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. JANUARY 8, '25, THE BOARD ORDERED THE 30/60. NO ONE WAS IN ATTENDANCE FROM THE OWNER 'S FAMILY TO SPEAK FOR THE PROPERTY. GENERALLY 13TH, '25, THE CITY HAD TO RESECURE THE STRUCTURE AND BOARDED OVER THE ACCESSIBLE OPENED FIRE-DAMAGED AREA. MARCH 6TH, THE NOTICE OF APRIL HEARING WAS SENT TO THE OWNER. MARCH 10TH, 2025, THE NOTICE OF APRIL HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, THE PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE AND REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE.

THE OWNER IS ORDERED TO DEMOLISH OR REPEAL THE ORDER TO DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH.

>> THERE ARE NO ERRORS INVOLVED IN THIS?

>> WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYBODY.

>> THERE IS A SON WHO HAS BEEN GETTING THE NOTICES, BUT WE HAVE

NOT EVEN SPOKEN TO HIM. >> DO THEY PAY THE TAXES?

>> YES , THERE WERE NO TAXES DUE ON THIS PROPERTY.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WRIGHT? THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE NUMBER 24-004411, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD . SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 24-004411. AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION OR A MOTION.

>> I MOVE THAT WE GO WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION .

>> MOTION BY MR. ALLRED, THE PROPERTY IS DECLARED A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND IS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AND REPAIR OF THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE UNREASONABLE.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY MR. MCBRAYER. ROLL

CALL, PLEASE. >> MR. ALLRED? MR. MCBRAYER? MR. MCNEILL ? MR. TURNER? MR. DUGGER? MR. BEARD ?

>> YES. >> MOTION PASSED.

>> THE OWNER IS ORDERED TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL WITH DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE CITY MAY DEMOLISH.

>> MOTION BY MR. ALLRED, THE OWNER IS ORDERED TO DEMOLISH OR APPEAL THE ORDER TO DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS OR THE CITY

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MAY DEMOLISH. SECOND BY MR. MCBRAYER. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>> MR. ALLRED? MR. MCBRAYER? MR. MCNEILL ? MR. DUGGER ? MR. BEARD ? MOTION PASSED.

[F. Case for Rehabilitation, Demolition, or Civil Penalties - Case #25-000375: 1749 N. 12th St. (REED SUB OF CANNON, LOT E66 LT 5, TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS), Rogers, Bennie Bob Houston Et al C/O Stewart, Claudia & Alford]

>> NEXT CASE , NUMBER 25-000375, AT 1749 NORTH 12TH STREET.

CHECKLIST , THE COUNTY RECORDS NAME LILLIAN HOUSTON AS THE OWNER, COURT RECORDS SHOW BENNIE ROGERS TO BE THE OWNER, AND OTHERS, TAX RECORDS ARE NOT APPLICABLE, UTILITY RECORDS HAVE BEEN INACTIVE SINCE AUGUST 7TH, 2021. AND THE SEARCH REVEALS BENNIE ROGERS AND OTHERS TO BE THE OWNERS. THIS WAS THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED . THE FRONT NORTH SIDE. THE REAR SOUTH SIDE. EAST SIDE. AND WEST SIDE. SUBSTANDARD CODE VIOLATIONS , INADEQUATE SANITATION, STRUCTURAL HAZARDS, NUISANCE, HAZARDOUS ELECTRICAL WIRING, HAZARDOUS PLUMBING . HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND FAULTY WEATHER PROTECTION. THIS IS SOME OF THE FIRE DAMAGE AND VANDALISM THAT HAS BEEN DONE INSIDE.

HAZARDOUS ELECTRIC. INADEQUATE SANITATION. AND , YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE DAMAGE. MECHANICAL HAZARDS. TIMELINE, NOVEMBER 1ST, 2021, A CASE WAS OPENED FOR AN UNMAINTAINED, UNSECURED, VACANT, DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE. AFTER RECEIVING A CALL FROM THE ABILENE POLICE DEPARTMENT ADVERTISING UNOCCUPIED -- ADVISING OF UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPANTS. MINOR REPAIRS MADE TO THE EXTERIOR. JANUARY 13, 2025, RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE ABILENE FIRE DEPARTMENT , INFORMING THEY RESPONDED TO A STRUCTURAL FIRE AT THE RESIDENCE AS WELL AS ANOTHER STRUCTURAL FIRE THAT WAS THERE ONE YEAR AGO, BOTH CAUSED BY VAGRANTS STAYING INSIDE AND THEY LET US KNOW THERE ARE HOMELESS LIVING ON THE PROPERTY AND THEY HAVE CONSTRUCTED A MAKESHIFT HEATER BY CUTTING UP A DRUM AND ADDING A PIPE TO IT. THEY LET US KNOW OF UNSANITARY CONDITIONS INSIDE THE HOME. JANUARY 13TH, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND CONFIRMED TWO VAGRANTS AND A DOG WERE STAYING AT THE PROPERTY AND CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF A MAKESHIFT HEATER. THAT WAS THE PIPE THAT YOU SAW STICKING OUT OF THE WINDOW. JANUARY 23RD, 2025, RECEIVED PERMISSION TO ENTER THE STRUCTURE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. OWNER SIDE A CRIMINAL TRESPASSING OWNER, GIVING APD AUTHORIZATION TO ARREST ANYONE. ALSO REQUESTING CONSENT FOR CITY DEMO, HOWEVER, DUE TO THERE BEING OTHER HEIRS TO THE PROPERTY, WE NEED TO BRING ALL HEIRS TO THE PROPERTY, THE VAGRANTS WERE WARNED OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND GIVEN INITIAL -- UNTIL THE NEXT DAY TO VACATE. VAGRANTS WERE NOT PRESENT AND THEY HAD REMOVED ALL PARTS OF THE MAKESHIFT HEATER. EVERY FOURTH, 2025, THE AFFIDAVIT OF CONDEMNATION WAS RECORDED AT CONEY CLERK. EMILY 12 , '25, CONDEMNATION NOTICES WERE SENT TO ALL KNOWN PROPERTIES WITH INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.