Contractor of court site sues Monticello

In October 2013, Mayor Gordon Jenkins, left, looks at debris where the old village court building in Monticello once stood. Jenkins' decision to have it torn down has triggered several controversies.Times Herald-Record file photo

By Leonard Sparks

Published: 2:00 AM - 01/04/14

MONTICELLO The wreckage from Mayor Gordon Jenkins' ill-fated decision to demolish Monticello's old village court continues to grow.

First, the state Department of Environmental Conservation arrested six people for illegal dumping, and then the state Department of Labor halted removal of the debris because of asbestos.

Now the demolition contractor company's owner, who was arrested along with five other people for dumping debris on Fairground Road, is suing the village because his company, Sams Property Management, has not received its $5,000 fee.

In a handwritten complaint filed in village court, Sam Kearney claims Jenkins told him the court building was free of asbestos prior to the demolition.

Kearney also says the village failed to pay bills he submitted for heavy equipment he rented. Daily charges for the equipment, including an excavator, accumulated while the DOL prohibited anything from leaving the site.

Kearney is seeking $196,333 plus interest, although the case will likely have to be moved to Supreme Court because of the amounts involved.

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1/2/2014 - South Side Leader

Miller said the state grant program was established through a settlement from a suit against banks that used practices that spurred on the foreclosure crisis. Ohio received $95 million, and $3.7 million of this was allocated to Summit County. Of that amount, $500,000 was available outright, and the rest required a match from local communities participating in the program.

Communities had the option to lien back their local match portion of the demolition costs to the homeowner, and they had to use their matching funds first before accessing county grant money, Miller added.

The process to demolish a home through the grant program involved administrative work on the part of the participating communities. After identifying homes to be included under the grant program, the actual demolition process included completing asbestos abatement, clearing the home of all items inside, filling the basement in once the home was demolished, capping the well and crushing the septic tank.

Demolition of substandard homes were easier to accomplish if owners agreed to the process, according to participating community officials.

Miller said all demolitions using Moving Ohio Forward grant funds had to be complete by Dec. 31, with paperwork due by Jan. 31, 2014.

In the South Side News Leader coverage area, Springfield led the effort to clean up vacant and blighted homes. According to Miller, the township got $381,037, with $100,000 provided through the local funds match.

Zoning and Planning Administrator Patricia Ryan said the township had participated in a similar grant program in 2007 that took down a large number of structures so officials were interested once again in taking part. She said 44 properties were taken down by the end of the year.

I think the current grant has helped immensely by eliminating structurally deficient, blighted and/or vacant residences from neighborhoods, and in the long run [this] will improve the values of the remaining properties, she said. All in all, the reactions of the neighbors [have] been extremely positive. Many neighbors came out to watch the demolitions, and in a few instances, cheered. The property owners who signed waivers were thankful that they did not have to pay the full cost of the demolition, which in some instances had kept them from taking the structures down earlier. Many were relieved and thrilled that they now had a clear lot to rebuild or sell.

Ryan said there are a lot more homes that should be torn down, and added township officials are committed to making such improvements. She said the township has routinely allocated some money for nuisance abatement demolitions every year.

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Demolition grants helping communities

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun

Residents of some estate in Pakoto area of Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State, on Thursday, appealed to the state government to stop the demolition of houses in the communities.

In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ifo, residents of the affected estates urged Governor Ibikunle Amosun to invite them for a meeting to resolve issues arising from the demolition exercise.

NAN reports that the estates include Pacific, Anuoluwapo, Ikeoluwa and Gods Own.

They belong to the Community Development Association of Ifo Local Government Area.

More than 100 houses have been reportedly demolished in the estates.

The Chairman of Ifo Local Government Council, Mr. Solomon Ogunrinde, told NAN that the demolished houses were on a land acquired by the Lagos University Teaching Hospital in 1979 to build a hospital.

Ogunrinde said that a Memorandum of Understanding on the land was signed in 2010 by the traditional rulers of the communities and the management of LUTH.

He said that out of 2,045 hectares of land, 1,000 were given to the state, 750 to the communities and 250 to LUTH.

The chairman said that the residents were surprised to see government tractors on December 31, 2013 demolishing their houses.

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Watching the old Brighton Surf Life Saving Club building being demolished came with a twinge of sadness for club patron and life member Maurice Bell, who helped build it back in 1976.

However, despite all his memories of the old building, Mr Bell, who was president at the time it was built, was pleased the $465,000 project to build a new club was taking another step forward.

''It's a big step for our new club to see the old one come down,'' he said.

It took only about half an hour for the building to be flattened yesterday morning, leaving the way open for work to start on the new building on January 20.

''The great thing about it is that Fulton Hogan have donated their time and machinery to do the job, and we have club members providing security.''

The club also wanted to thank G.J. Gardner Homes, which was taking on the surf life-saving club as a community project and had provided a temporary clubhouse.

''Without G.J. Gardner's support we could not do this.''

The new 330sq m building, due to open about halfway through this year, would be a facility for the whole community and not just the life-saving club, Mr Bell said. The old building had limitations in terms of storage, and to add to it was not economic.

Rebuilding committee convener Scott Weatherall said the project was about ''future-proofing'' the club for another 35 years.

- vaughan.elder@odt.co.nz

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FLEMINGSBURG | Demolition of the old pool hall building along South Main Cross Street in Flemingsburg has been completed.

According to Mayor Marty Voiers, demolition on the building was completed in late December.

"All the work within the contract has been completed," Voiers said. "We left a few side edges, such as the corners of the building. It doesn't look nice, but we did it because it provides more stability. Eventually, we plan to find a way to cover those up."

Voiers said he is unsure about the future of the site, but will discuss it with city council.

"Once things have settled down a bit, we will decide where we want to go from here and what the future of the spot will be," Voiers said.

In the past, Voiers mentioned the possibility of building a deck for public use.

The demolition began in October and was completed by Willie Jarrells for a total of $60,000, according to Voiers.

According to Voiers, the building has needed demolition for some time, due to the increasingly instability and danger of collapse.

In July, council voted to approve the sale of the building, after debating the best course of action. Two bids had been presented to the court for demolition, but both were too high.

R.J. Construction offered a bid of $111,081 to tear down the building, while W. Thomas offered a bid of $135,000.

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NEW PROVIDENCE Folks looking to go sledding tomorrow at the site of the former K-Line building at the corner of Mountain Avenue and South Street may run into problemsor not. Demolition has started at the site and the new owners just might object to sledding on the site.

The building is being demolished to make room for a continuing care retirement community with 275 independent living units and up to 85 assisted living units/nursing beds.

The site, which is now owned by Redwood-ERC New Providence, LLC, has been fenced up at the top of the hill and all around the back. As of Thursday morning, Jan. 2, the driveway was open at both ends.

The facility was once the site of K-Line Transportation and, prior to that, Allstate Insurance. Its most recent corporate use was as Lucent Technologies' Murray Hill Corporate Center

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - On Thursday, when many Westdale Mall tenants received certified letters informing them they need to move out by March 31, many were determining what future course of action to take regarding their business.

"We are staying open and very hopeful of finding a new location on the west side of Cedar Rapids," said Paula Pino, manager of The Drop Inn Resale Shop, which has been operating for about 18 months.

"This just speeds up the process. We weren't thinking it would be so soon and it just will happen sooner than we thought it would."

The Drop Inn Resale Shop is a non-profit organization looking to develop a youth center on the west side of Cedar Rapids. The shop also supports international missions.

Justin Heitz, general manager of Chick-Fil-A at Westdale, said the future of the restaurant will be determined by the chain's corporate office in Atlanta, Ga. Heitz declined further comment, including whether the restaurant will remain open until March 31.

Frew Development Group, which is managing a $90 million redevelopment of Westdale, has indicated that Chick-Fil-A was expected to build a stand-alone store on the Edgewood Road perimeter of the mall.

The fast-food chain, one of the original tenants of Westdale, opened a stand-alone store on the Collins Road perimeter of Lindale Mall in October 2012. The stores require about four months to construct and equip, which would mean that a Westdale location would not be possible by the time the existing store is required to close.

There are about 23 "specialty tenants" at Westdale, including corporate-owned stores like Bath & Body Works, Eddie Bauer, General Nutrition Center, Rogers Jewelers and LensCrafters Eyewear. Store managers are referring all inquiries to their respective corporate parents, where messages have been left seeking comment.

While the interior of the mall will be demolished to prepare for redevelopment of the property, John Frew, president of Denver, Colo.-based Frew Development Group, said J.C. Penney and Younkers will remain open for business and will not be affected by the demolition.

All four anchor buildings at Westdale were constructed as independent structures. Frew Development Group has been working to secure a single tenant for the vacant former Von Maur department store building.

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