Little movement yet on City's Building Demolition Orders of July

Residents hoping to see a few derelict buildings in the downtown area meet their fate, will seemingly have to hold on just a bit longer to hear more on the fate of two properties of note that were addressed at the July City Council Session.

The first to be addressed was the Third Avenue West property adjacent to the now demolished Belmont Hotel, site, the location that once hosted Roses's and the adjoining lot of abandoned vehicles.

The second property on the July24th Agenda was the long abandoned Angus Apartments which was consumed by fire a few years back. 

The Second Avenue West apartment building has been  a long running engagement for City Council over the years.

Both orders included a caveat that states:

AND THAT Council agree that reconsideration of these orders may be made, in writing, within 14 days of the notice provided under Section 77 of the Community Charter; 

AND THAT if no reconsideration notices are received within 14 days of the notice provided Staff are directed to proceed with the Remedial Action Orders immediately as requested.

As of yesterday, there is no indication that either structure is facing any imminent removal.

So far the city has not provided for any updates related to the status of their July 24th Remedial Action Orders.

You can review Mayor Pond's comments towards both situations from the City's Video archive of the July 24th Council session, starting at the 59 minute mark.

More notes related to the July Council session can be reviewed from our archive page.