The structural repairs were a topic of discussion during City Councilâs Finance and Personnel Committee meeting.
Councilmember Sam Crowl noted money appropriated to the recreation fund for the repairs would be reimbursed through the cityâs insurance.
City Council moved to pass an emergency ordinance to appropriate $100,000 for the repair to the building.
Last month, a 1999 Lexus RX300 driven by Kelsey Auflick, 24, of Nelsonville, was reportedly traveling 50 miles per hour westbound on West State Street while âactively fleeing pursuing officers,â the crash report stated.
The vehicle failed to negotiate a turn, which caused it to run off the roadway to the right and strike an underground utility box, the crash report stated. This resulted in the vehicle being airborne for a short time before it collided into a picnic table and ultimately came to rest after striking the art building, located at 132 W. State St. in Athens.