Members of the city’s Building and Nuisance Board held an informal meeting on Monday night at city hall, due to a lack of a quorum.
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Building Inspector Gary Beverlin gave several reports, including work that has been done on the Gilworth Building on Main Street. Beverlin said the roof has been temporarily repaired, but still needs to be replaced, while all windows but one have been secured. He was to meet with the building’s owner, Larry Gilworth, today, along with Trenton Downtown Improvement Association Director Richard Jacobsen, to find out what other work he has planned and what the possibilities for the building could be. Beverlin said that an engineer’s report shows several structural items that still need to be addressed and that he would continue to “keep pressure on (Gilworth)” to make sure he continues to make progress.
Beverlin reported that the city purchased properties during Monday’s tax sale, with two of those properties to be placed on the demolition project list. A third was purchased to take care of a drainage issue in north Trenton.
He said that work is already under way on the current demolition project in which 15 properties are to be taken down. Perkins Dozing has taken down three of the seven properties it has been contracted to do while Red Rock has yet to begin on the eight properties it has. The companies have 60 days in which to take the structures down.
Beverlin said that work continues on the Adams Park Place apartments on Ninth Street, with windows now being installed. He said that because each window was a different size, they had to be specially made, thus putting the window installation behind. The elevator is to be installed within the next few weeks. It is hoped the work can be completed by mid- to late- November.
Beverlin talked about new construction in the city that was either under way or would begin in the next few months. The board discussed the American Legion building, with Beverlin reporting the structure must stay vacant at least a year before it can be placed on the city demolition list. However, efforts are being made to get an “emergency designation” for the building and get it on the list prior to the one-year time period.