The Waverly Town Board on Monday, voted to go ahead with the demolition of a condemned building in St. Regis Falls following a public hearing that was held earlier yesterday. Ed Histed reports…
((Inspections at 1630 S. Main Street revealed that a small two-story house on a property there was unsafe, had rotted and broken exterior siding, excessive overgrowth, was cluttered with garbage, and was vacant. Two notices were sent out to the property’s owner last month, but no one responded. No one representing the owner appeared at the public hearing yesterday either to explain what, if anything was being done about the property which has been a source of concern and complaints for more than five years. Yesterday, the town council decided that more than sufficient warning had been given to the owner, so they voted to hire a contractor to demolish the building at a cost of $500. The property owner will be responsible for reimbursing the town for the cost of demolition, or else it will be added to the tax bill if not paid. The building in St. Regis Falls is the latest one in the area to be prepared for demolition. Waverly Town Board, in late July voted to demolish the former Silver Nugget Diner in St. Regis Falls, and a building on West Main Street in Malone was taken down this summer after it was deemed to be in danger of collapse. Another building on East Main St. in Chateaugay has been condemned.))