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Town reopens hearing on Edison Ave. property; engineer says building largely intact, town requests church financials
Summary
At a reopened public hearing, an engineer retained by the owner of 1–5 Edison Ave. told the Town of Babylon board the masonry building is largely structurally sound with limited joist fire damage; the board asked the church owner to submit three years of financials before it decides on demolition and cleanup.
The Town of Babylon reopened a public hearing on Nov. 19 to consider authorization for demolition and cleanup at properties addressed as 1, 3 and 5 Edison Avenue in West Babylon. The board heard testimony from the engineer retained by the property owner and asked the church that owns the site to provide financial documentation before the town makes a final decision.
Tom Petracca, president of Petracca Design Engineering, said his inspection found the structure is primarily…
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