July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Buildings set for demolition (2/24/04)
More building owners agree to donate property
DUNKIRK — Two more vacant, dilapidated downtown buildings are expected to be demolished prior to this spring’s Glass Days Festival, Mayor Sam Hubbard reported at Monday night’s council session here.
Hubbard said that he had been in contact with the owners of the buildings at 120 and 124 S. Main St., and both have agreed to donate their property to the city, if the city covers the closing costs and expenses related to demolishing the old structures.
These buildings are located on the west side of Main Street, just south of Lincoln Avenue, near the spot where another old structure collapsed last summer.
City attorney William Hinkle said he will be working with Hubbard to secure titles to the properties. “I’d like to get them down before Glass Days,” Hubbard said, noting that this year’s festival is scheduled for the first week in June.
In other business Monday, Police Chief Arnold Clevenger was given the green light to purchase a taser weapon and to start training all city officers how to use it.
The taser or stun gun can be used to help an officer subdue a suspect, Clevenger said.
On a scale of “progression of force,” the taser would provide officers with another option before resorting to the use of a handgun, Clevenger said.
He recommended purchasing an X-26 model, which would be smaller and weigh less than a regular handgun. The taser could be carried in a holster on an officer’s belt. Initially, the department would only have one of these weapons to be shared by all the department members, Clevenger said. If the first proves useful, a second might be purchased, he said.
“Hopefully, we’ll get it and never need it,” Clevenger said.
Council members unanimously approved spending approximately $1,100 to purchase a taser and the necessary accessories to get the program started. Clevenger said that the Jay County Sheriff’s Department has officers who are trained in the use of this weapon.
Also Monday, the council:
•Approved a request by Glass Days Festival Committee chairperson Pam Brown to hold the annual festival from June 1-5 in the downtown area as well as the city park.
•Agreed with a proposal by Crown City Cruisers representative Tom Brosher to have the club’s annual classic car show in Dunkirk City Park on June 5 in conjunction with the Glass Days Festival parade activities.
•Authorized the Dunkirk Fire Department to proceed with plans to seek a Federal Emergency Management Act grant for a new fire department pumper truck. Council members agreed that if the department’s grant application is successful, the city would provide the necessary 10 percent matching grant funds.
•Heard a request from Jay County Office of Emergency Management radio officer Dan Daniels to put an antenna on the city water tower for emergency weather communications purposes. This would be especially helpful if a tornado was sighted in the area, he said.
Councilman Dan Watson said that this was similar to another request which the council was reviewing in connection with a plan to bring wireless, broadband Internet service to the area. He noted that both requests involved putting equipment on the city’s water tower. Watson said that such projects should be coordinated in order to limit the number of wires on the water tower.
He added that perhaps some of these antennas could be located on other nearby tall structures, such as those at Saint-Gobain Containers or the Andersons Grain Terminal.[[In-content Ad]]
Hubbard said that he had been in contact with the owners of the buildings at 120 and 124 S. Main St., and both have agreed to donate their property to the city, if the city covers the closing costs and expenses related to demolishing the old structures.
These buildings are located on the west side of Main Street, just south of Lincoln Avenue, near the spot where another old structure collapsed last summer.
City attorney William Hinkle said he will be working with Hubbard to secure titles to the properties. “I’d like to get them down before Glass Days,” Hubbard said, noting that this year’s festival is scheduled for the first week in June.
In other business Monday, Police Chief Arnold Clevenger was given the green light to purchase a taser weapon and to start training all city officers how to use it.
The taser or stun gun can be used to help an officer subdue a suspect, Clevenger said.
On a scale of “progression of force,” the taser would provide officers with another option before resorting to the use of a handgun, Clevenger said.
He recommended purchasing an X-26 model, which would be smaller and weigh less than a regular handgun. The taser could be carried in a holster on an officer’s belt. Initially, the department would only have one of these weapons to be shared by all the department members, Clevenger said. If the first proves useful, a second might be purchased, he said.
“Hopefully, we’ll get it and never need it,” Clevenger said.
Council members unanimously approved spending approximately $1,100 to purchase a taser and the necessary accessories to get the program started. Clevenger said that the Jay County Sheriff’s Department has officers who are trained in the use of this weapon.
Also Monday, the council:
•Approved a request by Glass Days Festival Committee chairperson Pam Brown to hold the annual festival from June 1-5 in the downtown area as well as the city park.
•Agreed with a proposal by Crown City Cruisers representative Tom Brosher to have the club’s annual classic car show in Dunkirk City Park on June 5 in conjunction with the Glass Days Festival parade activities.
•Authorized the Dunkirk Fire Department to proceed with plans to seek a Federal Emergency Management Act grant for a new fire department pumper truck. Council members agreed that if the department’s grant application is successful, the city would provide the necessary 10 percent matching grant funds.
•Heard a request from Jay County Office of Emergency Management radio officer Dan Daniels to put an antenna on the city water tower for emergency weather communications purposes. This would be especially helpful if a tornado was sighted in the area, he said.
Councilman Dan Watson said that this was similar to another request which the council was reviewing in connection with a plan to bring wireless, broadband Internet service to the area. He noted that both requests involved putting equipment on the city’s water tower. Watson said that such projects should be coordinated in order to limit the number of wires on the water tower.
He added that perhaps some of these antennas could be located on other nearby tall structures, such as those at Saint-Gobain Containers or the Andersons Grain Terminal.[[In-content Ad]]
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