Photo by Tom Gilchrist • Mayville village leaders plan to demolish a building at 6105 Fulton St. in Mayville — the building in the center of the three buildings — after a hearing officer declared it dangerous and unsafe.
By TOM GILCHRIST
For The Advertiser
MAYVILLE — Village Council members here will seek bids to demolish a commercial building at 6105 Fulton St. after a hearing officer declared it an unsafe building in violation of a village ordinance.
“The roof has fallen in and it’s been three to four years with no roof on it,” village President Clare Fryers told The Advertiser following the council’s regular meeting on July 16.
Village leaders said the building, which abuts buildings owned by Caro Community Hospital and Spring of Life Community Church, is owned by James A. Hascall II of Fremont Township.
The Advertiser could not reach Hascall for comment. The village plans to require Hascall to pay all costs related to the demolition. Fryers said demolition will cost from $40,000 to $60,000.
The building formerly housed a pizzeria and two apartments once existed on the second floor of the building, according to Fryers.
But a hearing officer on May 8 alleged 10 “dangerous and unsafe” conditions on the property, claiming the building or part of it “is likely to partially or completely collapse” and that the building has been damaged by fire, wind or flood. The hearing officer asserts the building has remained unoccupied for more than six months without being listed for sale, lease or rent with a real-estate broker, in violation of state law.
Mayville Department of Public Works Supervisor Andy Hecht told council members he has sought bids from three contractors nterested in demolishing the building. Once the village receives the bids, a special meeting of the Village Council will take place regarding approval of a bid.
Village resident Marge Sugden addressed council members on July 16, asking when the owner of a home along Main Street will cut the lawn there.
“Do you know that (grass) has to get to 10 inches high before we can do anything?” Police Chief David Forystek asked Sugden, who indicated the grass is higher than that.
“And then after it reaches 10 inches, we have to wait 12 days after we give them notice,” Forystek said. “So it gets long before we can do anything.”
The Village Council meets again Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. for its Committee of the Whole meeting, with the next regular Village Council meeting set for Aug. 20 at 7 p.m.