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Itr. Franl; Bci;nett�
<br />City of Everett Duilding Official
<br />City Hall
<br />cvcrett, lJashinqton
<br />Jear 11r. Bennett,
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<br />FEB � �� iyi�t
<br />CITY OF LVliKETT,
<br />Pianning Uept.
<br />Refererce is made to a property no�a in the estate of George Uns�vorth, deceased,
<br />lucated at 5Z17 So 7nd St, Everett, (le�al description attached) on which on
<br />Septen��ber 1`J75 a ��roric b�iildinr� burned b thc ��rouncl anc' ;u���;.r,ucntl�� th�a r,'chris
<br />was rcro��cd by i�hc City of cvcreCt ��L �n a,:i»r�.nt �osC of $5,��(7 :��i-�ic�� rcr�oins
<br />unpaid.
<br />;:ttachcd i; „ rop}, od .�n -rticic o-ihir.L ,����pc�r�d lr� Chc �c.�ttla Ti�:��cs in 1'.'7�
<br />reqardirg thc dcr,olition o�� a'rousc in �outh i:in� Coimty. (:uotin� `rora thc l�st
<br />3 paragraphs, "Lux ,aid remova] of the hou,e ���ould cost tl�e county $6,000 to
<br />$3,00O3 according to troo r�rittcn estinate, of nrivate contracturs, [iut public
<br />records show only onc c;tic�aCc, in iloy, 1��7y, �or S1,7y0. 'Jlicn �;!;cd about thc
<br />deserepancy, Lux said I�c ;�:.�d br_cn con�iuserl :�nn cocs�'� I:no;� ho:d hc cacro up �.dith
<br />thc $6,000 plus figurc,"
<br />i rvould lilce to poinC ou` Chaz Lh: rci.�,�ir,s of :i burncA huil<iin� in �vcrc�t o-�crc
<br />removed in the same ycar �s the abovc rc�crrcci tu bid (ly]5) ,�rid ;�cC Uic cit��
<br />of Evere[t apparently paid close to $6,OOU Yo i�ave a lot cleared. (1) Ilo�v co:�e
<br />it cost so much to rer,iove debris from a burned building mhen it would cost onl��
<br />$1,750 to tear down and reraove a building in the ,amc year in ICing County' (7.) H�.�
<br />many e�tir.ates did the city of EvereYt 9et or did they �et more than one and
<br />who were the other bidders, if any? (3) If thc $5,oG7 figurr_ was the only bid
<br />wouldn't it have appcared high to the Everett building department and wouldn't
<br />they have at[empted to get a lower bid': (�f) Ilho rias the actual contractor
<br />who was awarded the bid to do the woric':
<br />i�n interestinn fact is that a fe�v years previous the city of Everett tore do�m
<br />a bricl: church (also belonying to Geor�e Unsrrorth) at a cost of onty Y1800.
<br />Th� estate is hard pressed to pay the $5,367 amount along with the accumulaCin;
<br />interest. lde arc not una���are that a cyclone f�nce was installed on part of thc
<br />lot in question but estimates on tliat would not accoun: for the i•iide descrepanc;�
<br />behaecn rrhat would seem a reasonable arrount to clear the lot and �vhat the city
<br />artually billed a9ainst the property. It is, of course, possibl_ tiiat an error,
<br />computer or otherwise, could iiave occurred in wl�ich case we �,rould hope it could
<br />�e speedily corr�cted.
<br />,'',ny informotion ��ou ron providc ivould bc sinccrclp� ��;��nrcr_i�tcd. Ti���r.!: ��ou.
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