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Abandoned mansion6/19/2023 ![]() KOIN 6 News continues to look into the business owners - who have given tens of thousands of dollars in political donations. Later that afternoon, shortly after 4 PM the spokesperson for BDS notified KOIN 6 that Rebecca Esau, director of the Bureau of Development Services, sent a letter Rosa Cazares removing her from the City’s Cannabis Policy Oversight Team (CPOT), effective immediately. Because of the relationship between Fagan and the owners of La Mota, Fagan’s office said she has recused herself from an audit, expected to be released on Friday, on the cannabis industry. We are sorry that this process has taken so long.”Īt 11:30 AM on Thursday, KOIN 6 News learned from La Mota’s spokesperson that Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has been a consultant for La Mota and will continue to work for them, which was confirmed by the Secretary of State’s office. ![]() We have already hired a contractor, filed permits, paid deposits, and are awaiting final approval to proceed. We want them to know that we are working as quickly as possible to demolish this structure and redevelop the property. “It is completely understandable that neighbors are frustrated. The company provided an email thread between La Mota CEO Rosa Cazares and the city that dates back to April 13.Īaron Mitchell and Rosa Cazares, the owners of La Mota, shared the following statement on 13828 E Burnside: A demolition permit was submitted on March 4 th, and they say they’ve started removing/demolishing anything that they are legally able to do before receiving a formal demolition permit. They say they already paid a 50% deposit on the demolition scope of work. The company, La Mota, sent KOIN 6 documents showing they have a construction bid to demolish the house. In recent weeks, after both media and government pressure, Mitchell erected a fence around the house and he’s stated he intends to demolish the house, city officials told KOIN 6 News. While the City of Portland has been doing what it legally can to fix this, the responsibility lies with the business owners who signed the dotted line. City Commissioners Mingus Mapps and Carmen Rubio, Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Rene Gonzalez during a Portland City Council meeting, March 2023 (KOIN) Their testimony evoked empathy from Commissioner Mingus Mapps along with promises of help from Commissioner Rene Gonzalez and Mayor Ted Wheeler. He has not paid the property taxes for 2022 that were due in November and February, according to the Department of County Management. In the April 11 hearing, Mike Masat, a senior housing inspector at BDS, told the hearings officer: “I believe this property and its associated dangerous structural conditions are consuming a disproportionate amount of city resources and creating a negative impact on the surrounding community that a vacate order and subsequent demolition are necessary.”īut Aaron Mitchell did not show up for the hearing. ![]() The property is such a problem, city code enforcement recently took the case to a city hearings officer and asked for a series of orders to give the city the power to remove the squatters and demolish the house - at Aaron Mitchell’s expense with another pricey lien on the property. City code enforcement inspectors have repeatedly gone to the house to deal with issues of illegal camping, fires, disabled vehicles, trash and debris.
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