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Macedonia approves purchase of 854 E. Aurora Road for town-center planning and authorizes demolition notice for hazardous vacant property
Summary
Council authorized purchase of 854 East Aurora Road (former City Tire) to support future town-center development and voted to issue a notice under city code to pursue demolition of a long-vacant, hazardous structure at 311 East Highland Road after inspectors and public-safety staff documented ongoing hazards.
Macedonia City Council on April 23 approved Ordinance 31-2026 authorizing the mayor to purchase the property at 854 East Aurora Road, and separately voted to authorize issuance of a notice of intent to demolish the long-vacant structure at 311 East Highland Road under Macedonia Codified Ordinance 1385.11.
Council members described the 854 E. Aurora Road acquisition as a strategic step toward the city’s town-center planning. The speaker said the property had been appraised at about $375,000 and reported that the purchase price being negotiated was $350,000, which the speaker characterized as below appraisal. The council emphasized acquisition would not mean immediate redevelopment, but could make the site more attractive to developers working on the town-center concept.
On the demolition item, the mayor and staff cited extensive police and fire department reports and building-department inspections documenting hazards at the 311 E. Highland Road property, including concerns about collapsing balconies, failing guardrails and lack of adequate fire suppression. A prior stipulated injunction to stop operations at the facility was noted; speakers said appeals had been dropped and the property owner had been unresponsive. Staff also stated the owner had not paid taxes since 2020 and that a foreclosure action involving the bank identified in the transcript had occurred; the bank’s position was described as holding a foreclosure and seeking repayment.
A council member asked about next steps and timing after notice; staff explained the city issues a notice and there is a period in which the owner could respond or take corrective action before council could consider ordering demolition, and a speaker mentioned a roughly 30-day notice timeline. Council then voted to determine an emergency exists and to authorize issuing the demolition notice; the motion carried.
Council instructed staff to follow the statutory notice process and to bring any demolition order back to council for consideration if the owner does not remedy the violations. The meeting record shows council support for moving forward with nuisance-abatement steps while preserving due process for the property owner and lienholders.
