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Monday, October 22, 2012
Demolition Of The Thrift Travel Inn Progresses
Target Date – First Week in November 2012
In an effort to keep the public informed regarding the Thrift Travel Inn, Mayor James Ireton, Jr. would like to provide the following update.
Per conversations between Mr. Eric Morrison, Project Manager for Demolition Services Incorporated and Mrs. Susan Phillips, Housing Supervisor of Neighborhood Services and Code Compliance, it has been confirmed that a contract to demolish the Thrift Travel Inn has been entered between Demolition Services Incorporated and the property owner, United Central Bank.
Mr. Morrison stated that Demolition Services Incorporated is currently working on the required approvals and has a target date for demolition sometime during the week of November 5, through November 9, 2012. It is understood that this date may change due the requirements of the State of Maryland approvals.
“I applaud Mr. Stevenson and Mrs. Phillips for their extraordinary effort in eliminating the blight from Rt. 13. Area businesses and neighborhoods have already benefited from the closure of the Inn and now we await the property’s transformation from “drain” on public services to “viable” Rt. 13 commercial property,” said Mayor James Ireton, Jr.
Publishers Notes: Amazing how Mayor Jim Ireton AGAIN refuses to give the real credit where credit is due. It was Council President Terry Cohen and the City Council that spearheaded this proposal and project. You know, "the Council of no's".
Is it because the Council is obviously smarter than the Mayor?
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17 comments:
Now another blight needs to be removed by the MAYOR. The one from the old mall on Civic Avenue.Someone has started to dump black refuge there now. Approx. 4/5 piles there now.
The biggest blight that needs to be removed is the MAYOR!
The building did no wrong. Past owners did. Why punish new owners of the building. It looks like a political football to me. The building is not in poor shape.How would the ones who want it gone react if the building belonged to them? I bet they wouldn't be in a hurry to tear it down. It is to further someone's agenda. Call it what it is. The problem is people. not a building.Is everyone blind to that?
Those two Barrie Tilghman holdovers should be released from employment. The population of Salisbury would benefit. Stevenson and Phillips. They are not fair. They are political.Serve select groups.
It's a shame some nonprofit couldn't buy it and use it as a temporary homeless shelter. The problem many have is saving up enough for the security deposit and one months rent.
If the council had not promoted and voted for putting the responsibility on the owners, the mayor was ready and willing to spend taxpayer money to deal with it.
They couldn't sell it to the Pope with complications of a demolition order. It had a stigma against it far worse than the activities of prior owners. Who would want to spend money in court trying to save the building after a purchase? The city would be spending our money trying to force demolition to satisfy themselves. A responsible owner could make the building an asset.Salisbury is not known for right and fair decisions. Nothing new here.
It's definitely going to be a big ZERO to the tax roles when you look at what could be built back there. The answer is nothing. Look at the setbacks. Now you'll have a nice vacant lot with weeds. Watch, you'll see.
A person with political influence could buy it for a song now and put it to good use. If you have enough money the city will listen to you. Seen it many times in Salisbury.Look at Brew River.
It will be a nice vacant parking lot to sell drugs from. So what was gained?
The building didn't look that bad. There are dozens of other places that are more in need of demolition and upkeep. The city is just picking on an easy target.
I agree the county shoulda bought it or something. they could have used at law of constant drug use and the county could have taken the property. if an owner of a property consistently has drug problems the county is allowed to take the property. that building could have had more use for the community
I have fond memories of the Thrift Travel Inn.Hate to see it go.
Code and Compliance building dosen't look as good as the Hotel. I bet more criminal activity occurs there.
619 has a point! That building has committed no crime. Hell, move code and compliance into it! It's a good, strong, stable building! Offices! I am against any form of housing there, but the alternatives are unlimited!
The mayor put the building under a demo order. Council has no say in that.
Their point, and rightly so! was that taxpayers shouldn't have to pony up for what the bank needed to do. The bank knew what it was buying a couple of years ago.
Little Boy Mayor is p.o.'d that he didn't get his $50k in play money to blow on something stupid. Thank you, Cohen and Council!
Why would they hire an out of state company to demolish this hotel site when we have many local companies that could have performed the work. Was it ever put out to bid??
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