The department has not demolished any buildings under new legislation aimed at expediting the process, but 33 buildings have been addressed by property owners.
SEATTLE — Nine months after Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed new legislation making it easier for the city to demolish vacant buildings, the fire department says it has yet to tear a structure down.
Despite that, Chief Harold Scoggins suggested the Vacant Building Monitoring Program, which was celebrated as a major win in the fight against vacant house fires, is still producing results.
“Just to be clear, the city has taken a lot of action through the fire department, (but)
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