MASSENA â Village officials are moving forward with plans to address an East Orvis Street building that was gutted in a November 2016 fire and has not been dealt with by the owner.
During Tuesdayâs meeting, trustees agreed to solicit bids for the destruction and removal of the building if the owner did not take action within a 30-day time limit after being served with papers by the code enforcement officer.
Deputy Mayor Matthew J. LeBire said he had been working with the village attorney and Code Enforcement Officer Aaron Hardy to address the status of the structure.
âAs we all know, 104 East Orvis is the burned-out building on East Orvis Street. There was a tangled web of legal red tape that was beyond frustrating that the village had to deal with to get to the appropriate point where we could take action on that property,â he said.
MASSENA â Village officials are moving forward with plans to address an East Orvis Street building that was gutted in a November 2016 fire and has not been dealt with by the owner.
During Tuesdayâs meeting, trustees agreed to solicit bids for the destruction and removal of the building if the owner did not take action within a 30-day time limit after being served with papers by the code enforcement officer.
Deputy Mayor Matthew J. LeBire said he had been working with the village attorney and Code Enforcement Officer Aaron Hardy to address the status of the structure.
âAs we all know, 104 East Orvis is the burned-out building on East Orvis Street. There was a tangled web of legal red tape that was beyond frustrating that the village had to deal with to get to the appropriate point where we could take action on that property,â he said.
MASSENA â The village Board of Trustees approved a budget plan Tuesday night after meeting jointly with the Town Board to address their joint recreation budget.
The budget includes a tax levy of $6,020,134, which is 1% over last year. The blended tax rate came in at a 0.12% increase, which is under the tax cap by 1.53%.
Rate payers in the town of Massena will pay $16.35 per $1,000 of assessed value, those in Louisville will pay $20.18 per $1,000 and Norfolk property owners will pay $20.69 per $1,000, according to Treasurer Kevin Felt.
Deputy Mayor Matthew J. LeBire thanked department heads and the village administrative staff for their work on the budget, the first he has overseen since the resignation of former Mayor Timmy J. Currier following his arrest for drug possession in January.
MASSENA â Village trustees hope to appoint a new mayor during their February meeting after current Mayor Timmy J. Currier tendered his resignation Tuesday. The resignation is effective Feb. 1.
Deputy Mayor Matthew J. LeBire told trustees during Tuesdayâs meeting that village law dictates the actions they must take in the event of finding a replacement.
âIt appears that we need to appoint a new mayor sometime soon. The timeframe is not indicated. As of Feb. 1, we will not have a mayor. Fortunately, village law really dictates where we head from here. Given that we just got the official resignation today and itâs not effective until Feb. 1, I would respectfully request that we take some time to think about how weâre going to approach this,â he said.