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Issues with landmark buildings and preservation efforts
3:21:52
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Council Member Brewer raises concerns about a landmarked church that the presbytery wants to demolish, highlighting issues with preservation efforts and building repairs.
- Specific case mentioned: A church landmarked by Brewer that the presbytery now wants to tear down
- Issues with long-standing scaffolding (about 25 years) and needed roof repairs
- Conflict between building owner (presbytery) and cultural organization tenant over building repairs
Gale A. Brewer
3:21:52
Yeah.
3:21:52
Something like that.
3:21:53
I love that story.
3:21:56
On landmarks buildings, I have I'm having a fight, as you might know, about a church that I landmarked with your assistance many years ago, and now the owner, meaning the presbytery, wants to tear it down.
3:22:07
So, we're trying to keep it.
3:22:10
We're working with LPC, sort of.
3:22:12
So how frequently, do you meet with LPC to discuss at risk landmark buildings?
3:22:18
I didn't know if it was a regular meeting.
3:22:20
And is it appropriate for buildings to approve building permit for necessary repairs of a landmark building without the cooperation of the building owner?
3:22:29
We have a situation with lots of money from the cultural organization that has a lease, lots of cultural organization activity taking place, and scaffolding, I don't know, twenty five years been up there, something like that.
3:22:45
We fix the roof, we have the money, and the owner will not sign off to fix to let us fix the roof.