Sabina mayor wants to see state of downtown buildings improve By Gary Huffenberger - ghuffenberger@wnewsj.com SABINA — In the annual village speech, the mayor challenged council to find a way to get downtown buildings in better condition. “And in uses something other than raccoon storage,” added Sabina Mayor Jim Mongold. During his “State of the Village” address, Mongold commented he believes the conditions of various buildings on the main block downtown is one reason the village is struggling financially. Ways need to be found to assist the building owners in the rehab effort, he said. The mayor also said the village needs to make the building improvements mandatory regardless of how the building is utilized.