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Nuisance Abatement Public Hearing – March 4, 2026

Meeting Portal — Wednesday, March 4, 2026

BodyBroken Arrow, Oklahoma

SessionMeeting Portal

DateWednesday, March 4, 2026

StatusFILED

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0:00

So I got you.

0:01

You got me?

0:02

This is uh the call to order for the Wednesday, March 4th, 2026.

0:08

Uh nuisance abatement uh public hearing.

0:13

Uh I have uh reviewed the uh previous minutes from the Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 meeting.

0:22

Found them to be accurate in order, and so I accept them as they are submitted.

0:29

Uh it's well done.

0:31

Uh item number three uh nuisance abatement for consideration, consideration discussion, and possible declaration that 16513 East 127th Street South in Broken Era in Tulsa County uh be declared uh dilapidated structure and a public nuisance and authorization to demolish the property.

0:57

Who will we have speaking on this today?

1:01

My name is Aaron Thompson, and I will be speaking.

1:04

Very good, Aaron.

1:05

Go ahead, sir.

1:07

On September 17th, 2025, Code Enforcement opened a property maintenance case for a dilapidated structure located at 16513 East 127th Street South.

1:18

An inspection showed the property to be in the following condition, which according to the state statute and city ordinance meets the definition of a dilapidated structure and eligible for demolition.

1:28

The home and in ground pool have not been maintained and are both in disrepair.

1:33

The structure does not appear to be habitable, no active water account since June 28th of 2024.

1:39

The home has wood right around the windows.

1:41

The roof back doors and chimney are severely dilapidated.

1:45

After no repairs to the property have been made, the property maintenance case was closed on October 7th, 2025, and a dilapidated structure case for the property was opened on October 7th, 2025.

1:57

No repairs have been made to the structure, and no contact has been made with any interested parties.

2:03

Can you hold on two seconds?

2:04

Can you go whoever's running that?

2:06

I'm sorry.

2:06

No, you're you're fine.

2:09

Okay.

2:09

Okay.

2:10

I just want to I want to look at the pool as well.

2:14

Go go ahead, sir.

2:15

Okay.

2:16

Go ahead.

2:18

My recommendation is to declare 16513 East 127th Street South in Broken Era, Oklahoma, a dilapidated structure and a public nuisance and execute the demolition order.

2:32

Has have we made entry into this house or is vandalism vandalist?

2:38

Has there been vandalism?

2:39

I'm having trouble speaking today.

2:41

No.

2:42

Okay.

2:43

I mean from what I understand from reading this, we're pretty sure that the owner is deceased.

2:51

Correct.

2:51

Okay.

2:53

And we know where is he gone through the proper channels.

2:58

There's there's not a concern that there's somebody who has expired in there.

3:02

No.

3:03

Okay.

3:04

And uh I noticed that the uh the swimming pool uh I'm guessing it's holding rainwater and stagnant and everything else.

3:14

Yes.

3:15

Okay.

3:18

Does anybody else have anything they want to add to this?

3:22

Yeah, I'll add uh last year I believe we uh had to have the pool pumped out.

3:27

Okay.

3:28

Uh I think we have clean and mowed the property before.

3:31

I don't know about a hundred percent, but I do know we did pump the pool and we do have abatement liens on this property.

3:37

Okay.

3:39

And from looking through the records, I believe I saw where I guess there is a daughter or a relative that we've tried to get a hold of and to no avail.

3:50

Yes, we were able to locate a uh email address associated with the daughter.

3:56

Um I have made attempts to reach out and contact her, but I have received no response.

4:02

All right.

4:03

Is there anyone here uh that is uh wanting to speak on this property or is that a representative of this property?

4:14

Is there anyone here who wants to speak on this property or is a representative of this property?

4:23

Is there anyone here for the third and last time who wants to speak about this property or is a representative of this property?

4:33

Based on the information that has been presented to me, and based upon what you have told me and what uh Mr.

4:40

Willoughford has told me, I believe that this is a dilapidated uh structure and a dilapidated property, and you should move forward with the abatement process and put it to put it to close.

4:53

Thank you.

4:54

There's nothing else, that'll be the end of this meeting.

4:59

Thank you.

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Summary of Proceedings

Nuisance Abatement Public Hearing – March 4, 2026

The Broken Arrow City Council held a public hearing on March 4, 2026, to consider declaring 16513 East 127th Street South a dilapidated structure and public nuisance, and authorize its demolition. The meeting included approval of previous minutes and discussion of the property's condition.

Consent Calendar

The minutes from the April 2, 2025 meeting were reviewed, found accurate, and accepted as submitted.

Public Comments & Testimony

No members of the public or representatives of the property spoke during the hearing, despite three calls for comments.

Discussion Items

Code Enforcement Officer Aaron Thompson presented the case: a property maintenance case was opened on September 17, 2025, for a dilapidated structure at 16513 East 127th Street South. An inspection found the home and in‑ground pool in disrepair, no active water account since June 28, 2024, and severely dilapidated wood around windows, roof, back doors, and chimney. The property was closed to maintenance and opened as a dilapidated structure case on October 7, 2025. No repairs were made, and no contact was established with any interested parties.
Thompson recommended declaring the property a dilapidated structure and public nuisance and executing a demolition order.
Council members inquired about vandalism, the owner’s status (likely deceased), and attempts to contact a relative. A daughter was located via email but did not respond. The property had previous abatement liens; the pool had been pumped and the property cleaned before.
The council determined the property met the legal definition of a dilapidated structure and public nuisance.

Key Outcomes

The council voted to declare 16513 East 127th Street South a dilapidated structure and public nuisance, and authorized proceeding with the abatement process, including demolition.
No specific vote tally was recorded in the transcript; the decision was announced as final.

Meeting Transcript

So I got you. You got me? This is uh the call to order for the Wednesday, March 4th, 2026. Uh nuisance abatement uh public hearing. Uh I have uh reviewed the uh previous minutes from the Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 meeting. Found them to be accurate in order, and so I accept them as they are submitted. Uh it's well done. Uh item number three uh nuisance abatement for consideration, consideration discussion, and possible declaration that 16513 East 127th Street South in Broken Era in Tulsa County uh be declared uh dilapidated structure and a public nuisance and authorization to demolish the property. Who will we have speaking on this today? My name is Aaron Thompson, and I will be speaking. Very good, Aaron. Go ahead, sir. On September 17th, 2025, Code Enforcement opened a property maintenance case for a dilapidated structure located at 16513 East 127th Street South. An inspection showed the property to be in the following condition, which according to the state statute and city ordinance meets the definition of a dilapidated structure and eligible for demolition. The home and in ground pool have not been maintained and are both in disrepair. The structure does not appear to be habitable, no active water account since June 28th of 2024. The home has wood right around the windows. The roof back doors and chimney are severely dilapidated. After no repairs to the property have been made, the property maintenance case was closed on October 7th, 2025, and a dilapidated structure case for the property was opened on October 7th, 2025. No repairs have been made to the structure, and no contact has been made with any interested parties. Can you hold on two seconds? Can you go whoever's running that? I'm sorry. No, you're you're fine. Okay. Okay. I just want to I want to look at the pool as well. Go go ahead, sir. Okay. Go ahead. My recommendation is to declare 16513 East 127th Street South in Broken Era, Oklahoma, a dilapidated structure and a public nuisance and execute the demolition order. Has have we made entry into this house or is vandalism vandalist? Has there been vandalism? I'm having trouble speaking today. No. Okay. I mean from what I understand from reading this, we're pretty sure that the owner is deceased. Correct. Okay. And we know where is he gone through the proper channels. There's there's not a concern that there's somebody who has expired in there. No. Okay. And uh I noticed that the uh the swimming pool uh I'm guessing it's holding rainwater and stagnant and everything else. Yes. Okay. Does anybody else have anything they want to add to this? Yeah, I'll add uh last year I believe we uh had to have the pool pumped out. Okay. Uh I think we have clean and mowed the property before.

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