City Assures Blighted Home To Be Torn Down
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Another House From Hell
A Hilltop-area home has become a neighborhood landfill that holds a stench -- along with a collection of trash and weeds.COLUMBUS, Ohio—A Hilltop-area home has become a neighborhood landfill that holds a stench—along with a collection of trash and weeds.
The home at 519 Clarendon Avenue on the city’s west side has been in rotten shape for at least two years, according to a neighbor.
An area resident said there are old tires on the property, collecting water and what appears to be a homeless encampment behind the home.
There are beer and liquor bottles everywhere.
“The homeless people (are) sleeping in the back and the roof is caving in and wild animals are going in there. They’re just worried about the dangers of the house,“ an area resident said.
Who owns the property? The City of Columbus.
The home is part of the city’s land bank program which normally sells vacant and abandoned properties for as little as $1—but not the house on Clarendon Avenue.
“I’d like to have someone come out with one of those machines that can bulldoze this place down, clear it out of here and get rid of it. This is a big eyesore,“ a neighbor said.
The city’s development department said the home is on its list of properties to demolish.
The city obtained possession of the home in April and is now going through the process of finalizing contracts and seeing if asbestos needs to be removed.
The city said the home should be torn down before the end of the year.
On average, it costs the city approximately $12,000 to demolish a structure.
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I can understand the neighbors frustartion and why at times they don’t just get a can of gas ans a match and roast hot dogs. Save the city $12,000 and get house gone in one night. City and suburbs and county move far too slow and spend far too mich money to get rid of dumps like this. PROVE it’s unsafe and a dump and let fire department burn it down if not for practice as a controlled burn to save money. I am sure neighbors would watch and applaud the effort.
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