· Context
FY2026/27 budget book reports dangerous-structure counts and demolition spending
The FY2026/27 budget book (version after council review, September 24, 2026) reports 198 dangerous structures identified in FY2024/25 and 165 estimated for FY2025/26, with 126 cases estimated to go to the Condemnation Appeals Commission in FY2025/26. The City Marshal program is listed with three office staff and one investigator, and $330,000 is again budgeted for demolition of condemned property; the FY2025/26 revised estimate for that account is $81,890.80.[1]
What the sources say
- ⚠ Sources differ
The two budget books give different FY2024/25 figures for the Dangerous Structures Program: the FY2025/26 book's estimate and the FY2026/27 book's actual.
Reported value 1[2]
- Structures identified
- 91
- Buildings inspected
- 1,434
- Cac cases
- 72
- Permitted demolition or rehab
- 57
FY2024/25 estimate printed in the FY2025/26 budget book (p. 200).
Reported value 2[1]
- Structures identified
- 198
- Buildings inspected
- 522
- Cac cases
- 71
- Permitted demolition or rehab
- 69
FY2024/25 actual printed in the FY2026/27 budget book (p. 124).
- ✓ Verified
For FY2025/26 (estimated) the FY2026/27 budget book reports 165 dangerous structures identified, 1,390 unoccupied unsafe buildings inspected, 126 cases presented to the Condemnation Appeals Commission and 64 properties permitted for demolition or rehabilitation, and projects 175, 1,500, 125 and 75 for FY2026/27. These are estimates and projections. [1]
- Fy2026 structures identified est
- 165
- Fy2026 cac cases est
- 126
- Fy2026 permitted est
- 64
- Fy2027 structures identified proj
- 175
- ✓ Verified
The FY2026/27 book describes the program as three office staff and one investigator, lists three Dangerous Structure Specialist positions, and says staff coordinate bidding with City departments and the City Council when necessary and oversee contractors. [1]