Selma City Council Ward 3 Councilwoman Dr. Monica Newton unleashed some frustration about not being notified when a house in the portion of the historical district in her ward came up for discussion at a recent meeting of the Selma Historic Development Commission.

During Tuesday’s meeting of the Selma City Council, Newton told Patty Sexton, historic preservation and revitalization coordinator from the Planning and Development Department she wanted notification when the house at 807 Broad St. came up for discussion. Sexton said she told the commission at its meeting last week of Newton’s request.

“We already received correspondence from Mr. [Darryl] Moore that the commission had voted not to permit demolition, and I don’t believe it had come before the historic commission,” Newton said.

Sexton and Code Enforcement Officer Darryl Moore attempted to mollify Newton by telling her that the historic commission took no official action on the structure, but discussed it during last week’s meeting. State Sen. Hank Sanders and his wife, Rose Touré own the property, according to Moore.

Sexton said the commission only received a report from Moore and discussed the issue, but took no action.

“The property owner had requested of Darryl … appealed to the code office for a change,” Sexton said. “The code office has recommended the burned part, the damage, which is non-original, be taken off and that the property owner come to the commission with their plans for our approval — historic commission approval — and then also it would have to be brought up to the city code approval.”

At issue is what will happen to the structure, the back of which was damaged by fire earlier this year.

Moore presented the issue to the commission when it met last week, telling members present he recommended razing the house’s burned portion. Before his presentation, Moore had written a letter to the commission, saying the house is dangerous.

Moore told the commission the people staying in the house were considered homeless.

Before the fire, the city cut the grass at the address as part of its weed abatement program.

“When the code office brings something before the commission, they bring their case; they bring their maps; they bring their photographs; they bring their documented certificate requesting demolition. That has not been officially brought to the commission,” Sexton said.

The subject is on the agenda for the next commission meeting, Thursday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m.