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Michael Quaty, who said he owns the property, told the commission he had been ‘‘negligent’’ but asked for 30 or 60 days after recent personal setbacks, including a heart attack and insurance delays following a fire. Quaty said one realtor he contacted this week saw potential buyers and he wanted to give that prospect a chance before the city moved forward with demolition.

City staff responded that the house was damaged by fire in August 2023, condemned in November 2023, and that code enforcement has been unable to secure the premises. Staff told the commission there have been approximately 17 emergency response calls related to the property in the last year and that code fines of about $2,500 and unpaid taxes of roughly $1,000 remain outstanding. Staff said prior offers of contact information for prospective buyers had not resulted in a sale.

Commissioners and staff stressed the public-safety context: the house sits across from Central Park and near a photography business, and repeated complaints and emergency responses were cited as the basis for city action. Commissioner comments made clear the commission must balance the property owner’s request with neighborhood safety and the need for resolution. \"This is my recommendation,\" a staff speaker said, describing the city’s repeated attempts to gain compliance.

The agenda included a first-reading ordinance authorizing a contract with Lights Enterprises Inc. to demolish and remove debris at 1933 Central Avenue for $9,200; the commission approved that first reading. Commissioners said they would consider withholding the second reading and final action if the owner paid outstanding taxes and fines and produced a credible remediation plan before the next meeting.

Why it matters: Condemned properties near public amenities raise safety, nuisance and economic concerns for neighborhoods. The commission must weigh property-owner rights, code-enforcement processes, outstanding fines and the safety of nearby businesses and park users when deciding whether to proceed with demolition.

What to watch for: Whether the owner brings taxes and fines current, produces a viable remediation or sale plan, or the city proceeds with the scheduled second reading and demolition contract execution.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Ashland City Commissioners Meeting - 3-27-25","oneSentenceSummary","The owner of a condemned property at 1933 Central Avenue asked the Board of City Commissioners for additional time to seek a buyer. City staff said the house was fire-damaged and condemned in 2023, has generated about 17 emergency calls over the last year and carries unpaid code fines.","taxTitle","Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky","taxId",71006,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6099818,"Ashland commissioners approve multiple ordinances and contracts; list of key votes",1362,2801000,4163000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2815851-50377a70cb90f13bd56982428d7860ea&start=2801&end=4163","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2815851-50377a70cb90f13bd56982428d7860ea/thumbnail_2801000.jpg","/articles/6099818/Ashland/Boyd-County/Kentucky/Ashland-commissioners-approve-multiple-ordinances-and-contracts-list-of-key-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099818-63795d6bae35b7dbf357822778a57f0d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159428&Signature=NvwOY~rqqqSr2Ql4TF3fKe5kb1810s93e7thuj1WznF38J1fxfqj-sWodOwn5qoCkfpjpHVBzhK3AJXoOGzxLr2-oSKAWZPoqblGGn7teo~OipCcYcHs777qd4qhozHnBbLeCdbwoNTz1FFh5Af4YkQpqwRch79k0ALTDarjGc4cVFdhHAtzV8mqtRTTFmLeacywXC9rbXqceX0nNnK0ternLgLwQM2Ozh4dzmp1sPzfcCsMfa0o7faF7574gU-~wegMfBlM2WgABbIoNhLa~n2JPGYxbJZNJpGAoI5M9CY5I-luzT-UF0ey3X05s4Z42Ogxxei74N6iSbJEBZIrcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ashland Board of City Commissioners conducted a series of votes March 27, adopting several second-reading ordinances and approving numerous first-reading ordinances and contracts. Below is a concise summary of each action recorded during the meeting.

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance (final adoption): Agreement with USALCO LLC to install a tank-level monitoring system for the Department of Utility Operations — adopted (no cost to the city).

- Ordinance (final adoption): Change Order No. 1, Judy Construction Company — Robert Strive screen replacement project, decrease $39,337 — adopted.

- Ordinance (final adoption): Change Order No. 1, Leidy Contracting LLC — Sidewalk Replacement Project Phase 2, decrease $121,637.03 — adopted.

- Ordinance (final adoption): Contract with Boyd County Sanitary Landfill Inc. (Rumpke) for landfill disposal at up to $22.24 per ton for one year — adopted.

- Ordinance (final adoption): Change Order No. 5, Mechanical Construction Company — 26th Street pump station rehabilitation, decrease $7,241.63 — adopted.

- Ordinance (final adoption): 2025–26 Kentucky Pride Fund recycling grant application submission and 25% city match authorization (household hazardous waste program) — adopted.

- Ordinance (final adoption): Consulting agreement with Harrison Consulting LLC to provide construction oversight for a planned conference center — adopted.

- Resolution: Adoption of the consent agenda actions presented by the city manager for the March 27 meeting — adopted.

- First reading and approval (contracts for demolition via Lights Enterprises Inc.):
• 2143 Thomas Street — $9,999
• 2220 Smith Street — $5,600
• 3128 Central Avenue — $4,800
• 2740 Carter Avenue — $9,200
• 62120 Seventh Street (address per agenda) — $5,800
• 1933 Central Avenue — $9,200
All were approved on first reading and will return for a second reading as required by the city’s ordinance process.

- First reading and approval: CDBG annual action plan amendments (2019, 2020, 2023) and adoption of the amended 5-year consolidation plan for 2020–2024 — first readings approved.

- First reading and approval: Contract with Lottie Contracting LLC for concrete at Dawson Pool — $64,398 — approved on first reading.

- First reading and approval: Amendment No. 2 to GRW Engineers, Inc. (increase $50,880) — approved on first reading.

- First reading and approval: Change Order No. 1, CJ Hughes Construction Co., Inc. — Sewer lining and repair project — contract time increased by 150 calendar days — approved on first reading.

- First reading and approval: Traffic ordinance designating certain one-way streets — approved on first reading.

- First reading and approval: Real estate purchase agreement with Brooks Wells Inc. to acquire 341 Fourteenth Street for up to $122,500 — approved on first reading.

- First reading and approval: Stop-sign ordinance amendments (Order No. 169 series of 1995 amended) — approved on first reading.

- First reading and approval: Contract with Rumpke of Kentucky, Inc. for sludge removal for one year — $295,680 — approved on first reading.

- Municipal order: Memorandum of understanding between City of Ashland, Ashland Bus System, and the Kentucky Interstate Planning Commission — adopted.

- First reading and approval: Change Order No. 2, CTB Inc. — Seventeenth Street City Hall entrance project, decrease $4,302 — approved on first reading.

How the votes were recorded: Nearly all items on the agenda were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with ‘‘aye’’ recorded as the prevailing response; roll-call tallies were not recorded in the public portion of the meeting for those items. Where the item was identified as a ‘‘second reading and final adoption,’’ the commission adopted the ordinance at the meeting; items listed as ‘‘first reading and approval’’ will return for a second reading per city procedure.

Why it matters: The actions authorize capital work (sidewalks, pool concrete, pump-station work), disposal and sludge contracts that affect operating costs, and urban development steps (property purchase and conference center consulting). Several demolition contracts move nuisance-property removals into contract schedules with timeline requirements.

","The Board of City Commissioners held multiple first- and second-reading votes on March 27. The meeting included final adoptions (tank-monitoring agreement, landfill contract, conference-center consulting contract, and several contract change orders) and numerous first-reading approvals including demolition contracts and CDBG amendments.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6099823,"Ashland lifts boil-water advisory as resident details months-long water outage; attorney general notified",946,876000,1822000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2815851-50377a70cb90f13bd56982428d7860ea&start=876&end=1822","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2815851-50377a70cb90f13bd56982428d7860ea/thumbnail_876000.jpg","/articles/6099823/Ashland/Boyd-County/Kentucky/Ashland-lifts-boil-water-advisory-as-resident-details-months-long-water-outage-attorney-general-notified","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099823-76b20b7c6c60b6c825906cc0c0c6589e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159428&Signature=XtZ6-DrFOlYXjJzVTPXAS4jocYv~6kkonD6r2GaE2NX5mnBmKuwjNnWky5Vqv2Gzmg0gl5tubDAkVMLk2WQwOtUnzMVaeg8cZBolS-NLoQWo4CYrWgJ9kH5U43pWQvIPxIE1a5Tc2JtazyyB5Cpr2bEgdIfELviAPLbZT4Ek0jrzxZyTwlPdOq0m5xHIxAz1YvAZOkqAa70rnQHM6vpUtzCiAGULcc8zvK~Z~RoLUZH7ffCZtC-SerNtIVEw8hUFn8KohtObMknaAsKDrmxoPxYJdzJV-fEgVcuxErvPP0s5cgDYOo5L7ZtQOqFVTzkqRHJiCZgf3SmsTzP2GPVw9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The city of Ashland announced it has received state water-sample results and is lifting a boil-water advisory after tests returned clear. At the same meeting, a resident told the Board of City Commissioners his home has had inadequate water service for more than five months and said he has involved the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General.

The advisory lift was reported by Mayor Chuck d Charles on March 27 after city staff said state test results showed the water met the laboratory standards required to end the advisory. That announcement preceded a lengthy public comment from David Boggs, 604 Henry Street, who said his household ‘‘has been without adequate water service due to a problem that was not my fault’’ since Oct. 12, 2024.

Boggs described repeated failures of service and repeated attempts to get help. He said technicians visited his home about 10 times, he made more than 100 calls and dozens of messages to the water department, and that the household has sometimes had ‘‘not a single drop’’ of water. ‘‘This has disrupted our lives, our health, and our dignity,’’ Boggs said.

Boggs said city staff eventually connected him with Sammy Smith, the meter services supervisor, who arranged for Superintendent Reed Downs to inspect the problem. Boggs said a later repair attempt made conditions worse and that a plan to tie his property into a water main was described to him in an email on Feb. 28. He told commissioners he provided a QR code linking to photos and videos documenting pressure problems.

Mayor Chuck d Charles said the city has been in contact with the Office of the Attorney General. ‘‘This is with the attorney general's office right now,’’ the mayor said, adding that he has asked city staff to discontinue direct contact with Boggs so that the AG investigator can conduct the review. The mayor identified Heather Napier as a consumer complaint investigator with the attorney general's office and said the office has been apprised of work in the area of Boggs' home.

Utilities Director Mark Hall told commissioners he has been involved and apologized to Boggs for the experience; Boggs said Hall later maintained the system was providing ‘‘state minimum pressure,’’ which Boggs disputed. Boggs said he documented water flow recordings showing roughly 1 gallon per minute at times when faucets produced nothing.

No formal action was taken by the commission at the meeting on Boggs' complaint; the mayor and staff said the matter is under review by the attorney general's office and that further internal updates will be provided to the investigator. Commissioners asked staff to limit direct contact with Boggs so the AG's investigator can gather complete information.

Why it matters: The item combines two city responsibilities—public notification and drinking-water quality—and a civil complaint alleging months of inadequate service and slow city response. The attorney general's involvement places the matter outside routine staff-only handling and could prompt a broader outside review.

What to watch for: The commission and city utilities staff said they will cooperate with the Office of the Attorney General investigator and will provide requested records, including work logs and repair histories. The city also indicated the planned tie-in to a water main remains the technical fix under consideration. Boggs said he expects repairs or confirmation of restored service that afternoon and will continue pursuing the complaint if problems persist.

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