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Franklin commission approves demolition of two city-owned structures, will absorb housing authority site
Summary
The commission authorized city crews to demolish two vacant structures — one city-owned and one housing-authority property — and will absorb the housing authority site removal cost. The vote was unanimous.
The Franklin City Commission voted unanimously at its regular meeting to demolish two vacant structures and to have the city provide labor and equipment for removal.
Staff identified the properties as 600 West Madison (city-owned) and 615 Orange Street (a burned structure under the Housing Authority’s request). Public works staff said the city has budgeted a demolition line item of about $25,000 and estimated that the work would likely cost between $10,000 and $15,000 to complete.
Commissioners asked whether the city normally pays demolition costs for the Housing Authority. Staff said this is the first time the city is absorbing a Housing Authority demolition cost and that the housing authority operates as a nonprofit with limited revenues and does not have the manpower to complete the removal. The commission agreed the city would use its labor, rent necessary equipment and roll-off containers, and absorb the cost; the motion carried unanimously.
Staff said the city previously purchased contiguous parcels in the same area and that the demolition would be coordinated through Public Works. No specific contractor name, schedule, or exact final cost was recorded in the meeting transcript; staff estimated the likely range and noted the existing budget line item.
