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TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Admin:strato�l <br />DATE: November 22, 1985 <br />SUBJECT: 1290 Spruce Place <br />As you may recall that this house on Spruce Place was put on the <br />hazardous building list about 2 112 years ago and subsequent to <br />that, it went tax forfeit. Since it is tax forfeit the City will <br />have to sustain the initial cost, to remove it, which will be <br />about $2,500, however this can subsequently be assessed Lgainst <br />the property when it is sold. The County has given us <br />preliminary approval to remove the house, but the County Board <br />w111 not formally take action until its December 2, 1985, <br />.neeting. Subsequent to that action on December 7, 1985, the <br />Maple Plain and Mound fire departments will remove the structure <br />by bu.•ning, it; is then anticipated ..iat the abutting property <br />owners will each take a portion of the property to attach it to <br />their land after having paid off the appropriate back taxes and <br />assesements the City will place against the property f,:r <br />recovery of its -osts. Expenditures incl,ide $12-1500 for L. L. <br />Dress,!i Constructic, to remove and back fill the property <br />fol lowing expenditure of $600 for the house to be burned by the <br />Mound fire department. <br />PROPOSED MOTION - Mo-r d by , seconded by the City Council <br />hereby authorizes expenditure of up Lo $2,5u0 for removal of the <br />house at 129" Spruce Place and that the assessment be placed <br />against the property sn that the City may recover its demolition <br />costs upon sale of the prope-ty. <br />t <br />