1992-03-09 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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. . Minutes, Public Hearing and Regular Meeting La Porte city Council March 9, 1992, Page 2 (A) Ms. Shirley Eckstrom - Has applied to Harris County Housing Authority for assistance in repairing the house, which is located at 609 S. Utah. She requested an extension of 4 months in order to find out if her application has been accepted. If the Authority does not think it is "fixable", it will be destroyed. (B) Charles Brown - Has just purchased the property at 921 Oak Grove, cleared all the back taxes and mowing liens. He intends to build in about six months, and would like to remove the back of the house and secure it in order to store lumber there while he rebuilds the bulkhead and makes land improvements. If he cannot do this, he would like to tear down the house himself. (C) James Womack - He wishes a six month extension in order to demolish the house himself, as his finances are slim at this time. He plans to build a home in the $60,000 price range within the next few years, and will try to subcontract out the work himself in order to save a little money. (D) Rev. Art Haggerty - Gave his permission for the building at 210 West Polk to be demolished and the cost billed to the Church. (E) Evelyn Rogers - Requested an extension of time in order to find a buyer for the property at 9610 Spencer Highway. (F) Danny White - Stated that the house located at 11914 North Avenue "L" had burned in 1989. After negotiating with his insurance company for 1-1/2 years he settled with them. He is in the process of demolishing the house. Weather permitting, he is doing the best he can, and it should take him about three months to complete. (G) Terri Gentry, representing Ms. Hazel Lee, advised Council that Ms. Lee had no objections to the building at 511 Circle Drive being demolished. She asked if she could take Ms. Lee home, as Ms. Lee couldn't hear anything that was being said. There being no further public input, the public hearing was closed at 6:52 P.M. Items 7, 8 and 9 were not addressed at this time. 10. Planning Director Chuck Harrington addressed Council regarding approving change order to the current La Porte Recreation Center contract. Consensus was that the changes be ratified at the next Council meeting.