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Resident urges council to reconsider Main Street Station demolition; council reiterates legal-review practice for records
Summary
Resident Joe Conn asked the council to halt demolition of the Main Street Station at 235 Main St., citing an engineer's report that he said shows the building can be rehabilitated; Mayor Huddlestun defended the City's public-records legal-review practice when responding to the comment.
During public comment at the Feb. 4 council meeting, resident Joe Conn of 910 Lake St. asked elected officials to reconsider the planned demolition of the Main Street Station at 235 Main St., saying an engineer's report indicates the building could be rehabilitated for commercial use.
Conn also criticized the City's public-records process, saying requests now require legal review before documents are released; he argued the Public Access Counselor favors open access. Mayor Huddlestun responded that when requesters seek “all” documents the law department compiles records from multiple departments and that legal review helps assure accurate and complete responses.
The minutes note the demolition is scheduled for Monday at 235 Main St.; the transcript does not specify an exact calendar date for that Monday. The council did not record any action reversing or delaying the demolition during this meeting.
