Newark seeks $263,000 from property maintenance violators

Kent Mallett
Newark Advocate

NEWARK – City Council approved Monday placing tax liens of $255,532 on 119 properties in the city for work done to correct property maintenance violations.

This property at 45 Boner St., is one of 119 in Newark with property maintenance violations resulting in charges or fines totaling more than $250,000.

The ordinance directs the safety director to certify to the Licking County auditor the costs incurred by the city for placement on the real property tax duplicate. The expenses were for grass cutting, trash removal and other cleanup of the properties, as well as fines.

Six of the properties were assessed more than $10,000, which included demolition costs, and 74 property owners were charged more than $1,000.

The largest assessment will be to Kenneth G. Baker, who will owe $24,081 for the property at 1091 W. Church St. Others who will owe more than $10,000 are: Leona J. Manogg, Jamie L. and Shannon E. Mitchell, Deborah L. Fowler, Manuel R. and Judy E. Vela, and Bruce Casto.

Some owe for multiple properties, including Darrell D. and Lucinda B. Ellis, who owe on four properties, for a total of $4,429.

Five of the listed properties are on West Church Street, at 194/196, 237, 244, 259 and 1091 W. Church St.

South Fourth Street has four violators, at 80, 98/100, 115 and 199 S. Fourth. Four appear on on East Main Street, at 318, 420, 436 and 580 E. Main. There are also four on West Main Street, at 221, 225, 542 and 881 W. Main St.

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Property maintenance violators

Following are the addresses, persons sent the bills, and the amounts owed for the six properties in the city of Newark which have accumulated more than $10,000 in charges for work done by the city to clean up to sites.

1091 W. Church St., Kenneth G. Baker, $24,081.

61/63 E. North St., Leona J. Manogg, $13,415.

420 N. 10th St., Jamie L. and Shannon E. Mitchell, $13,106.

24 Forry Ave., Deborah L. Fowler, $12,735.

82 Hoover St., Manuel R. and Judy E. Vela, $11,829.

259 W. Church St., Bruce Casto, $10,682.

Total: 119 properties, $263,198 owed.