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Council committee approves demolition contract for city-owned former Waffle House property
Summary
The Finance Committee approved a demolition contract for the city‑owned building at 185 Oxmoor Road; staff described a demolition quote and said most cost would come from the demolition line with a small amount from the mayor’s discretionary fund.
The Finance Committee on June 16 approved a demolition contract for the city-owned structure at 185 Oxmoor Road, the former Waffle House. City staff said Gray’s Demolition had a signed demolition quote and that the city must authorize the mayor to sign the contract.
Wyatt Pew presented the item and said Gray’s Demolition provided a demolition price; Pew said, as discussed in committee, that $25,000 of the cost would come from the city’s demolition line and $3,750 from the mayor’s “other fund.” Pew said the contractor was ready to start and that the contract authorizes demolition of the structure and scraping of the lot. “The description of the work is to disconnect utilities, demo structure, whole waffle house, and scrape lot,” Pew said.
Committee members asked about schedule and scope. Staff said the contractor would scrape the lot and remove the slab as part of subsequent work; peeling up the slab and asphalt could be part of later parking-lot work. A motion to approve the demolition contract and authorize the mayor to sign was made, seconded and approved by voice vote recorded as 5 to 0.
Why it matters: the city acquired the property and the contract starts site clearance so the city can plan next steps for the lot. Staff said they will coordinate with nearby businesses and confirmed the contractor will not remove the full asphalt surface as part of this contract; additional work on the slab or parking-lot improvements was described as a later step.
