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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 223
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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Dangerous Domains
A conversation with Tacoma's top building inspector Posted online Mon., Nov. 17 Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Photos Courtesy City of Tacoma The Tacoma Daily Index publishes the City of Tacoma's calls for bids asking contractors to complete a range of projects. In recent months, a certain type of project has been put out to bid quite often — small works contracts to demolish some of Tacoma's most Buildings located at 6506 Tacoma Ave. S. (TOP), 1313-1/2 Fawcett Ave. (MIDDLE), and 1954 S. Wilkeson St. (BOTTOM) have been deemed dangerous by the City of Tacoma and are slated for demolition.
unsightly buildings. The bid documents usually include photographs of buildings in various states of ruin: piles of dirty clothes; broken furniture and fixtures; evidence of looting; yards overgrown with weeds; bright yellow signs stapled to the structures and announcing, 'Notice. Must Not Be Occupied'; and front doors boarded over by heavy plywood with similar messages: 'No Trespassing. Violators Will Be Arrested. Keep Tacoma Safe.' Since this spring, the City has awarded a number of contracts to raze many buildings deemed dangerous to the public. In May, two contracts were awarded to Tacomabased Wm. Dickson Co. — one to demolish a former restaurant building located at 722 S. 38th St.; and another to demolish a former single-family home located at 6506 Tacoma Ave. S. Four months later, two contracts were awarded to Puyallup-based Pelland Enterprises — one to demolish a 1,944-square-foot, 73-year-old former single-family residence located at 2101 S. Sprague Ave.; and another to demolish a 998-square-foot, 73-year-old former single-family residence located at 6220 E. Portland Ave. Also in September, a contract was awarded to Puyallup-based Woodland Industries to demolish a 1,028-square-foot, 114-yearold former single-family residence located at 1954 S. Wilkeson St. Last week, the City issued a call for bids to demolish a three-story, 2,988-square-foot, 86-yearCONTINUED old former apartment ON PAGE 2