Annie Lytle School Purchased

[Overstreet]

It looks like a money pit to me.

[Timkin]

It looks like a money pit to me.

Most Historic Buildings that have had nothing done to them for close to half a century, usually are.

[billy]

It it a City or National Landmark designation?

[Timkin]

City designated.. City Council in 2000.

[billy]

Timkin,
Are you going to the hearing on the 18th?

[Timkin]

Unfortunately I will not be going, as much as I know I probably should, I must take care of health issues..IE Doctor Appointments..... I go to so many , of late, I have to write them down to keep track of them. 

While I definitely am NOT in favor of the building being demolished, I am at peace, as I have mentioned , with the situation.  I really do not know what difference my presence there would make, other than saying I was there.   If it does come down, I do not want to be anywhere in the area until it is gone.. Watching it being demolished would be more than I could stomach right about now.  I used to be angry about all of this, Im sure it was transparent in some of my postings a while back, and for that , I apologize to the other viewers and members of this site..It is a waste of emotion to be angry anymore , about a situation , I have no clue how to turn around...

Should anyone else here decide to go, I would be most appreciative to know the outcome, although in my heart, I think its pretty well a painted picture now.

[billy]

If a demolition is ordered at this hearing,
won't that put a demolition lien on the property that Tarpon will have to pay?

Is it possible that this is just a means of getting the newer owner to secure the building?

[Springfielder]

If the city okays and puts the bid out for demolition, yes, there will be that lien as well against the property. I don't know how long or that amount of the current violation/fines are already against it, but that would have to be settled before anyone could purchase...so, yes.

The threat of demolition is real, they city doesn't use that as a means to provoke someone to get off their lazy butt to resolve the current violations...when it reaches that point, it's either  okay'd unless someone steps up to protest. If the building (which we know isn't) in imminent danger of collapsing onto another building or onto where it is a public safety issue...a protest often helps stop the demo...not all of the time, but often.

[billy]

I'm not in town at present, is anyone going to be there from RAP?

[Timkin]

If a demolition is ordered at this hearing,
won't that put a demolition lien on the property that Tarpon will have to pay?

Is it possible that this is just a means of getting the newer owner to secure the building?

That is possible , and in fact partially likely, Billy..

To FH IV's credit , I will at least say, they did board the building up from time to time. Tarpon has done absolutely nothing with it.  Its also possible they now know the situation they face with the building and will walk away from it. I guess at this point anything is possible. When they refuse to communicate with me, a volunteer, or Code Enforcement, its difficult to tell what their position is on the building, except to conclude that they do not care if it stays or not.

[Ralph W]

I think someone is trying to keep the place boarded up. I drove by a week ago and there was a guy on the property closing up some holes. I only spoke with him in passing and didn't think to ask who he was working for. He definitely wasn't a city employee.

[Timkin]

Would be curious as to who that was as well.  Could it be that Tarpon finally realized Code Enforcement (and I) was not kidding when we requested they board up the building?

[billy]

I called the City and was told that the hearing is now December 6th at 10:00 am.
107 North Laura Street, Suite 200 (City Hall Annex)
It appears the matter is the ongoing unsecured openings in the fence and building.

[Dog Walker]

There are beginning to be some questions raised by city staffers about the legality of the re-plat that cut the building out of its original lot.  Maybe the Tarpon people bought more than they knew if they will follow up on that possibility.

[Timkin]

DW,,, when you say bought more than they knew, any idea, how much more?  Im trying to follow .. is it possible ,they are entitled to the entire tract of property?