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Commissioners discuss legal liability, EPA funding and outside interest for the Boss building
Summary
Commission members said the owner of the Boss building faces legal liability for hazardous conditions and discussed the potential to pursue EPA Brownfields funding; library-district interest in reusing the building as a maker space was also raised.
Commission members discussed the Boss building’s hazardous condition, owner liability and potential funding and reuse options, including interest from a regional library district in developing a maker-space use.
Why it matters: commissioners said the property contains hazardous materials and structural risks that create public-health and legal liabilities for the private owner. Members described EPA Brownfields grants and state programs as potential ways to fund testing and abatement and said obtaining a formal hazardous-materials assessment could limit public-sector liability if the city or another…
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