The residence at 69 Euclid Ave. was declared a public nuisance during Tuesday’s meeting of the City of Bradford Board of Health.
The property, owned by Kristin Jackson of Oceanside, Calif., has stood vacant for at least one year, according to City Health Director Mike Cleveland. In evidence presented to the board, Cleveland reported that the property’s interior smells strongly of urine and feces due to animals being locked in the house and left without proper care. He stated this is true even on cold days.
Cleveland stated that this creates a public health hazard for the properties and residents nearby. Also, while the structure is otherwise sound and would be a candidate for rehabilitation, an effort to clear out the interior would be financially difficult. Therefore, the recommendation was to declare the property a public nuisance. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the recommendation.
In old business, the properties at 101 Main Street, 62 South Kendall Avenue and 127 West Corydon Street will have to be advertised in The Bradford Era and a period of 30 days will have to pass, as all efforts to contact owners via mail were unsuccessful. While Solicitor Dan Lang feels the owners may have received the communication, no green cards with verifiable signatures were received.
Office of Economic and Community Development Executive Director Shane Oschman provided a report on the funding available for demolitions in 2021. Oschman reported that the OECD has $35- to- 40,000 available and would like to see the demolition of six properties. For bidding purposes, the projects are done in groups of three. The first proposed grouping, which are anticipated to see demolition in late spring or early summer would be 7 Lowell Avenue, 109 N. Center Street and 19 Miller Street. A second group, provided that the necessary funds are available, would be 115 South Avenue, 62 South Kendall Avenue and 108 State Street. These would be slated for demolition in the fall.
Finally, an appeal was heard from Kimm Brown regarding her property at 50 High Street. Brown cited health concerns as a main reason for her inability to properly address the areas of concern and explained that she has had individuals express interest in purchasing the property. Brown was advised by the board of the necessary steps to take to successfully complete a sale and given a 60-day extension to create a plan to address the property.
