SUBJECT:
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Request for Release of Lien on Code Enforcement Case Numbers 564174, and 570613; Parcel Number 5115-031-013
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Chuck Varadin, Director Growth Services
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On May 16, 2012, a Code Enforcement Board (CEB) lien was recorded against Jo An Keefe and Thomas Furlow for having accumulations of junk on their 0.38 acre property located at 17220 SE 248th Terrace, Umatilla. In April 2013, a Certification and Claim of Lien was recorded for a junk abatement conducted on the property; that lien has been accruing interest. The property ownership has changed twice since the liens were recorded. In November 2024, the current owner, Wesley Bailey Jr., requested relief of the liens.
On January 8, 2025, Mr. Bailey’s request for a reduction / rescission of the CEB lien came before the Code Enforcement Board. The Code Enforcement Board moved to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve a rescission of the CEB lien upon payment of the administrative hard costs. The CEB does not make recommendations for abatement liens. Interest on the abatement lien is shown below, calculated at the varying rate and four percent.
Varying % 4%
Code Enforcement Board lien $ 12,500.00 $ 12,500.00
Abatement cost per invoice $ 4,350.00 $ 4,350.00
Administrative costs $ 991.83 $ 991.83
Payments received $ 0 $ 0
Abatement interest through BCC date $ 5,013.81 $ 2,080.32
Total $ 22,855.64 $ 19,922.15
Marion County Property Appraiser shows the 2024 Market Value as $39,848, and Assessed Value as $36,383.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to deny a rescission of the liens for Case Numbers 564174 and 570613 on Parcel 5115-031-013, leaving the liens in full force and effect.
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