GULF SHORES -- The City of Gulf Shores is taking action to demolish three houses on West Beach Boulevard and have been in a state of disrepair since Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

Two of the property’s owners, at 1468 West Beach Blvd. and 1624 West Beach Blvd. have not responded. They were sent letters giving them 45 days to make repairs or have the buildings removed. Adelaide Miller, records show has a post office box in Gulf Shores, is listed as the owner of 1468. Joseph Hutchinson, which records show has a Butler, Ala., address, is listed as the owner of 1624.

“Since the property owners did not respond, the city is allowed to demolish the structures and levy the cost of the work against the property,” Environmental and Building Official Brandan Franklin told the council in a memo. “The city received several bids to demolish these structures.”

One property owner at 1865 West Beach Blvd., former Alabama Secretary of State Nancy Worley of Gulf Shores has appealed the demolition order and will likely go before the council with her appeal.

Mayor Robert Craft said the council may want to wait until the appeal is exhausted before beginning demolition on the other two where owners have not responded.

“I just don’t want to get caught in us deciding she’s got a good case and the other two are already gone,” Craft said. “We can’t afford to do that. We’ve got to have a consistent issue there of how we enforce this. We have to be similar in their justification.”

Franklin has a meeting set with City Attorney Donald Stewart to discuss the one homeowner who is appealing. Action on the demolition is possible at the regular council meeting on Monday.

“I’m meeting with Donald Stewart in the morning and I’ve made a list of everything on the house that would need to be repaired,” Franklin said. “ I’ve got all the documentation and everything and I’m going to meet with the city attorney and I’ll get back to you on that one.

“She will ultimately come before the council to state her opinion and it will be your decision whether to grant her that appeal or maintain that she either demolish it or bring it up to current code or prepare whatever is necessary within a certain time frame.”

Franklin said the city has taken all proper action to notify the owners including taping letters of notice on the properties.

The City received several bids to demolish these structures, the lowest being from Jaico. The company quoted $3,500 for 1624 West Beach Blvd. and $9,500 for 1468 West Beach Blvd. The company also did removals for the city after Ivan and Katrina.