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Middletown staff warns of collapsing parapets and failing roofs at several downtown city-owned buildings; council asks for demolition and repair cost estimates
Summary
City building officials and the fire marshal presented extensive photos of deterioration at the First National Bank building, the Manchester Inn, Knights of Columbus Hall and the Sunshine Building. Council asked staff for ballpark costs to remove parapet walls or demolish structures and proposed an August work session to decide next steps.
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — City building officials and the fire marshal told council Tuesday that multiple city‑owned downtown structures are deteriorating to the point they pose a public-safety hazard, and council directed staff to obtain cost estimates for demolition and repairs.
Chief Building Official Larry Tuttle said inspections found severe parapet and roof deterioration at the First National Bank building at 2 North Main Street and estimated prior roof and parapet repairs at roughly $450,000. "If in the event that it deteriorates to the point that we feel that the roofs or the parapet wall is unstable, we're gonna be forced to have to close some streets down," Tuttle said.
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