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September 09. 2012 10:27PM
Manchester could raze buildings damaged by fire
MANCHESTER — After getting no response on an order to demolish a building gutted by a three-alarm fire in August, the city may have to go forward and raze the property if the owner fails to comply.
City officials say the owner of the property at 333-335 Central St. owes more than $107,700 in unpaid real estate taxes and faces liens on the building damaged in the fire on Aug. 13, as well as on other properties listed under the ownership of CGL Properties LLC.
The city had to cover the cost of boarding up the damaged building shortly after the fire when CGL failed to take any action. The Board of Aldermen last week agreed to reimburse the Manchester Planning and Community Development Department about $5,300 spent on shoring up the buildings.
Planning commissioner Leon LaFreniere said last week that boarding up the buildings merely reduced the danger on the property and he wants the buildings to come down — soon.
He said the buildings are a hazard and will become a more significant hazard “if it drags on into winter.”
“My primary concern at this time is for the owner to take responsibility for the building and take away the hazard and risks that exist today,” he said.
CGL has not paid taxes on the Central Street property or two others it owns since taking ownership in 2008. Also, the company has not filed registration statements with the secretary of state, which listed CGL as “not in good standing” with the secretary's corporate division.
David Albin, code enforcement supervisor for the Planning and Community Development Department, inspected the damage the day after the Central Street fire and determined the property was unsafe, remained a fire hazard and was dangerous to “human life and public welfare.”
Albin sent CGL a letter on Aug. 16, ordering the company, which also has overdue bills for sewer service running more than $13,830, to remove the hazardous building within 30 days.
There has been no movement from CGL, leaving the city with little choice but to keep after CGL and or tear down the building, then try to recoup the costs from a company that owes more than $120,000 in delinquent taxes and sewer bills.
“It's a vacant, fire-damaged building. It will continue to deteriorate. Someone could get hurt,” LaFreniere said.
dalden@unionleader.com
City officials say the owner of the property at 333-335 Central St. owes more than $107,700 in unpaid real estate taxes and faces liens on the building damaged in the fire on Aug. 13, as well as on other properties listed under the ownership of CGL Properties LLC.
The city had to cover the cost of boarding up the damaged building shortly after the fire when CGL failed to take any action. The Board of Aldermen last week agreed to reimburse the Manchester Planning and Community Development Department about $5,300 spent on shoring up the buildings.
Planning commissioner Leon LaFreniere said last week that boarding up the buildings merely reduced the danger on the property and he wants the buildings to come down — soon.
He said the buildings are a hazard and will become a more significant hazard “if it drags on into winter.”
“My primary concern at this time is for the owner to take responsibility for the building and take away the hazard and risks that exist today,” he said.
CGL has not paid taxes on the Central Street property or two others it owns since taking ownership in 2008. Also, the company has not filed registration statements with the secretary of state, which listed CGL as “not in good standing” with the secretary's corporate division.
David Albin, code enforcement supervisor for the Planning and Community Development Department, inspected the damage the day after the Central Street fire and determined the property was unsafe, remained a fire hazard and was dangerous to “human life and public welfare.”
Albin sent CGL a letter on Aug. 16, ordering the company, which also has overdue bills for sewer service running more than $13,830, to remove the hazardous building within 30 days.
There has been no movement from CGL, leaving the city with little choice but to keep after CGL and or tear down the building, then try to recoup the costs from a company that owes more than $120,000 in delinquent taxes and sewer bills.
“It's a vacant, fire-damaged building. It will continue to deteriorate. Someone could get hurt,” LaFreniere said.
dalden@unionleader.com
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