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GLOVERSVILLE The Common Council has officially signed off on the city’s acquisition of the former Littauer Building at 12-18 S. Main St. from the Fulton County Center for Regional Growth. The city plans to demolish the partially collapsed structure later this year.
The Common Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the city’s acquisition of the former Littauer Building, formalizing the transfer of the property to the city from the CRG approved by the agency’s Board of Directors on Jan. 22.
The resolution approved by the Common Council states, “The buildings situated thereon are in an unsafe condition and need to be demolished … the city is prepared to undertake the demolition of same upon acquiring ownership and title to the property and it is believed it is in the public interest to do so.”
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GLOVERSVILLE The Fulton County Center for Regional Growth will transfer ownership of the former Littauer Building on South Main Street back to the city for planned demolition of the partially collapsed structure later this year.
The CRG Board of Directors on Friday approved a resolution to transfer ownership of 12-18 S. Main St. from the agency to the city.
CRG President and CEO Ronald Peters noted that there are no terms or fees attached to the transfer agreement with the necessary deed recording fee and transfer tax as the only associated costs.
“It will be a straight transfer of the property right back to the city ownership,” said Peters.
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GLOVERSVILLE Progress continued in the city throughout 2020 despite the impacts of the coronavirus, according to Mayor Vincent DeSantis, who points to plans to strengthen the city in 2021 and beyond as the next steps towards a bright future.
Delivering the annual state of the city address during the organizational meeting of the Common Council on Friday, DeSantis recounted the optimism he felt delivering the address a year earlier and outlining plans for 2020.
“We started the year 2020 really hitting the ground running and then COVID hit and of course it seemed like the whole world shutdown. But I’m here to tell you today that far from shutting down, we have moved forward on these projects and also have added new initiatives,” said DeSantis.