6/7/13 - The Brighton City Council Thursday night approved action to force compliance by a company which owns an office complex that they say is woefully lax on safety issues. Livingston County Building Official Jim Rowell, who is under contract to the city, told council that the 30-year-old Davis Office Center at West Grand River and Best Buy Drive has not been maintained properly and is in violation of maintenance and safety codes. City Manager Dana Foster tells WHMI that council decided to give the owner two weeks to come up with a plan and a timetable to correct the violations or the city will file a lawsuit in circuit court. Rowell said his staff has been patient with owner Thomas Duke of Citation Investments, having been in contact with him since February, but that Duke has not made any attempt to rectify the code violations. According to Rowell, Duke would only say that he has plans to demolish the four separate buildings that make up the complex, which includes mostly professional and medical offices, but has no timetable. If the owner does bring the buildings into compliance, the motion states that the city will assist the company in exploring redevelopment opportunities for the property. (TT)
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