A Geneva councilor is questioning why city taxpayers could spend up to $300,000 demolishing a building the city doesn’t own, according to the Finger Lakes Times.
Councilor Chris Lavin raised concerns about the planned teardown of a condemned structure at the Geneva Enterprise Development Center, a property owned by the Geneva Industrial Development Agency. City officials said Geneva is obligated to share demolition costs because the city leases the deteriorating building for storage under an existing agreement.
Demolition bids ranged from nearly $400,000 to more than $755,000. Officials said the IDA may need a loan to cover its share. Engineers who studied the property warned the building is unsafe, damaging nearby structures, and too costly to repair.
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