Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Neighborhood Resources Department

TO:	Dave Corliss, Interim City Manager
THRU:	Victor Torres, Director of Neighborhood Resources Department
FROM:	Julie Wyatt, Environmental Inspector
Date:	June 21, 2006
RE:	214 N. 6^th Street

The referenced property has been inspected and found to be in violation of the City Environmental Code. The property is blighted with exterior storage of household items, debris and garbage. The occupant has continuously ‘collected’ items that are in turn used for a yard sale.   

The owner of record is:        Calvin F Bryan

                                      214 N. 6 ^th Street

                                      Lawrence KS 66044

Staff has had intermittent contact with the property owner for similar violations during recent years. Due to the length of time that this has been ongoing, I am requesting that a resolution be adopted declaring the property environmentally blighted and ordering the property owner to remove violations within 20 days. Should the property owner fail to remove the violations, the City will contract to have the blight removed. Expenses incurred for this would be the responsibility of the property owner of record.

A brief chronology of recent contact is as follows:

April 13 2006  Inspected, property blighted with trash, household items, etc. Issued Notice of Violation.

June 20 2006  Inspected, spoke with Mr. Bryan and advised of actions we will take to remove blight.

June 21 2006  Request City Commission adopt resolution ordering the removal of said blight.

Attached are pictures of the subject property.  Please let me know if you have questions concerning this.  Thank you.