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Lloyd Tremer House Abatement Report
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SUBMITTED BY: Lisa Von Bargen, CD Director
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None. Report only.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Glen & Vernell Sodergren appeared before the City Council at the first meeting in May requesting an update on the status of abatement proceedings on the Lloyd Tremer house. This home is located at the corner of Hazelet and Mendeltna Streets.
In 2015, due to illness, Mr. Tremer was "evacuated" from the home by EMS personnel and he was transferred to Anchorage for care where he remained until his passing that same year. Prior to his death, Mr. Tremer named his stepdaughter, Leslie McNamara of Washington State, as Power of Attorney. That summer the City officially condemned the house due to its condition and began the initial abatement proceedings. This included having an engineering assessment completed to determine if the structure was salvageable. The engineer determined the "bones" of the house (with the exception of one corner of the foundation) to be sound. However, the inside condition of the house was, and continues to be a very serious health hazard. Prior to his departure from the house Mr. Tremer did not have access to sanitary facilities within the home. In addition to that issue, the home is stacked several feet thick of miscellaneous items including household goods, personal belongings, and unfortunately a significant amount of solid waste (garbage).
Staff began working with Ms. McNamara to find a solution. Thankfully, one presented itself several times over. A minimum of six different people approached Community Development staff asking to purchase the property so they could demolish the existing structure and build a new home. All of those inquirers were connected with Ms. McNamara in hopes she would sell the property and the new private owners would address the abatement issue without the Ci...
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