Citizen comment raised emergency demolition debris and cleanup delays; the mayor asked for an update and said a Salem Avenue property is on the demolition list.
August update: 12 demolitions (eight ARPA, two general fund, two CDBG); 151 structures so far in 2026, about 45 percent of the plan; 22 properties added to the nuisance list (blight, fires, storm damage); all 145 title reports in the pipeline complete. Commissioners also asked about the strategy for fire-damaged structures; see Fire Piles and Blighted Structures.
Captions: 23 September demolitions, 174 for the year of a 334 target; all 120 ARPA-funded demolitions done before the October 15 deadline; nuisance list added 14 structures; Melwood Street fires and the roughly 6,500 city-maintained vacant lots drew commissioner questions.