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Fayetteville board weighs donated downtown lots as cleanup, asbestos and cost questions persist
Summary
Public commenters and city staff pressed the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to clarify who will pay for cleanup after a March downtown fire; the board agreed to continue discussions, schedule a property-owners meeting and consider an ad hoc committee but made no decision to accept donated lots.
The Fayetteville Board of Mayor and Aldermen spent much of its May 7 work session addressing whether the city should accept offers of donated, fire-damaged downtown lots and how to handle cleanup and asbestos remediation.
Property owner Britney Hulcom told the board she and two other owners had initially planned to split cleanup costs by square footage but said some owners are now considering donating lots to the city. She said an asbestos plan has "confirmed there is asbestos in the pile and some portions of the pile are 16 ft deep," and asked whether the city would require a cleanup plan before accepting any donation and…
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