4/1/14 - A lack of proper maintenance over time has taken its toll on a historic building in the City of Fenton that building officials say is dangerous and needs to come down as soon as possible. Fenton Building and Zoning Administrator Brad Hissong says he gave the owner multiple opportunities to rectify the situation at the historic seminary building on High Street but the condition has just continued to deteriorate further. The old seminary building on High Street is 146 years old but officials say the owner hasnât been able to keep up with needed maintenance over the years and the structure is now dangerous and crumbling, along with having sustained further water damage from a storm. Hissong says the structure is tagged and taped off but they need to move as fast as possible and also need an owner to deal with. Hissong tells WHMI heâll be in discussions with Genesee County since the building is dangerous and needs to come down or at least be rendered safe and the city attorney indicated the county would be taking it for back taxes. Hissong says they donât want the building to collapse or injure anyone and itâs a shame it got that bad but it should have been fixed a long time ago. Hissong says theyâre still open to options if someone were to come forward and provide an engineering report showing that the building is not beyond repair and can be stabilized. (JM)
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