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Board affirms inspector findings for 201 North Court Street, authorizes demolition bidding
Summary
At an unsafe-building hearing, the board affirmed city inspectors' finding that 201 North Court Street poses a public-safety risk and authorized the legal department to solicit demolition bids; the owner has engaged insurers and a private engineer but the board said public safety requires moving forward.
A Crown Point City hearing on May 6 resulted in the Board of Public Works and Safety affirming city building inspectors’ findings that the commercial structure at 201 North Court Street is unsafe and authorizing legal staff to solicit bids to demolish it.
The building inspector, identified in the record as Brad West, told the board the structure’s "center portion has caved in" and that brick deterioration and interior ceiling collapse present a risk to passersby. West said the city had posted notices and placed barricades on the south side of the…
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