Port City Partners With CiTi For Demolition Work

by Steve Yablonski | October 16, 2017 8:31 pm

OSWEGO – It’s CiTi helping city, helping CiTi. At Monday night’s Physical Services Committee meeting, Mayor Billy Barlow requested consideration from the Common Council to authorize entering into an agreement with CiTi to undertake the demolition of residential properties located in the city of Oswego and owned by the city or under an Order to Demolish by the city’s Code Enforcement Department.

During recent discussions with CiTi officials, Barlow said, they asked what they could do to help the city. They met last week to hammer out some primary details, he added.

“It’s another good example of public partnerships that will be beneficial to the taxpayers and the community,” the mayor said.

The Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation supplies the students utilized in the operation of the demolition projects, as well as the equipment used by the students, the mayor explained.

The city will be obligated to ensure that the property to be razed is properly identified and appropriate for demolition.

According to the mayor, the cost of demolition will be borne by CiTi and the cost of the tipping fees shall be paid by the city.

The Code Enforcement Office estimates that the tipping fees per residence will be between $7,000 to $8,000.

They based the probable tipping fee cost on the cost for a previously demolished residence, the mayor explained.

There are three properties currently ready for demolition and more expected to be addressed during the school year.

The estimated tipping fee cost for the first will be about $12,500, about $12,000 for the second and about $7,000 for the third.

The city has funding in its Special Projects Account; so Barlow estimates the fiscal impact to the city is not to exceed $25,000 for the 2017-18 school year.

CiTi and the city will enter into an agreement that spells out the details of the demolition work and responsibility of each party, he added.

Councilor John Gosek praised the plan saying it would give CiTi’s heavy equipment students valuable experience while helping the city financially.

The committee forwarded the proposal to the full council for consideration.

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