Auburn Council Acts On Parking, Home Grants As Sales Tax Receipts Set Record Highs

AUBURN - Auburn set new record highs for sales taxes charged in October and November of 2019.

The $44,793 collected in October was higher than the previous record set the prior year and was the highest collected in any month since the flood event last March.

 The $43,265 collected in November was $4,400 higher than the previous record for the month.  Auburn is outpacing last year’s sale tax by $9,800.

The city council also agreed to put up signs saying no parking on the west side of O Street on the west side of Calvert Elementary.

City Councilwoman Katy Billings noted that parking is not allowed on any city street.

The city council agreed Monday to install a stop sign on 18^th Street to stop east and west traffic at the N Street intersection near the sheriff’s office.

The council also approved five projects through the city’s home owner occupied grant program.

The council agreed to declare property at 1202 O Street as a nuisance because of unpainted wood siding and condition of a garage.

City Attorney Angelo Ligouri said the property owner has 60 days to remedy the nuisance.

Ligouri: “The structure is absolutely a nuisance. It has outlived is purpose.”

The city released the nuisance declaration for 1001 ½ to 1005 Central Avenue. Ligouri said owner Ruth Heywood has removed clutter accumulated by previous owners and he sees no reason to continue with the nuisance declaration for the buildings facing Highway 136.