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:

July 19, 2006

 

RE:

1024 New York Street

 

 

 

The referenced property has been inspected and found to be in violation of the City Environmental Code. The property is blighted with several abandoned/damaged vehicles and debris/brush accumulations.

 

The owners of record are:    Frank Britton, Matthew Britton

                                      1024 New York Street

                                      Lawrence KS 66044

 

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:

 

March 9 2006 Inspected, found property in violation with two fire damaged vehicles in rear yard/driveway, also area is littered with trash and brush/debris. Mailed courtesy letter.

 

April 4 2006    Inspected, no change. Mailed Notice of Violation (was returned unclaimed).

 

July 17 2006   Inspected, no change. Took pictures.  (Also property is overgrown at alley – mailed separate notice for this).

 

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


1024 New York Street

7/17/06