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Court for downtown property owner
http://www.intelligencer.ca/2016/01/30/court-for-downtown-property-owner
By Jason Miller
Belleville, Ontario
The owner of the former Intelligencer building could be dragged back into court just months after being fined thousands for defying a city order.
It appears Terry Mian, still isn’t following through on his promise to repair spalling bricks and other defects identified on the exterior walls of the downtown property he said will be transformed into a apartment complex.
“The owner was suppose to have completed some work by the end of 2015 and that work was not completed in the timeframe required,” said Ted Maracek, city’s chief building official. “They needed to complete repairs to the east wall because there is bits and pieces of brick that continue to fall on the sidewalk.”
Mian was fined about $6,500, but claims he has been unfairly treated by city officials who brought the order against him and the courts which found him in contravention of building regulations.
Justice of the Peace Sam Cureatz contended Mian was dragging his feet and wasting the court’s time.
Mian could be back in legal hot water just months after Cureatz had warned him if the demands aren’t satisfied further action could be taken.
“At this point we’re reviewing our options but no decisions have been made yet with respect to if we’re going to proceed with further action or not,” Maracek said. “In addition to the monetary penalty the court imposed against the owner, the court also issued a prohibition order which basically said comply with the requirements of the order issued by the city. That court order has not been complied with and further action on that would see the city apply to the court,” he said.
Maracek said city hall is reviewing all option as the court route is a “lengthy and costly process that we’re weighing the merits of at this point in time.”
An order to remedy was issued on Feb. 25, 2014 with various requirements -- to fence the property, hire an engineer to review the building’s condition and report to the city by March 14 and then complete any remedial work by April 30 2015.
The owners could have opted to appeal the order, but failed to do so. Mian has said he intends to develop the vacant property into residential units.
The Intelligencer began operating out of the building at the corner of Bridge and Pinnacle streets in 1965 and ran its operation there before relocating to Century Place. Mian said his group purchased the property for roughly $1 million in 2008 though a three-year lease was signed keeping the paper at the corner property until 2011.
http://www.intelligencer.ca/2016/01/30/court-for-downtown-property-owner
By Jason Miller
Belleville, Ontario
The owner of the former Intelligencer building could be dragged back into court just months after being fined thousands for defying a city order.
It appears Terry Mian, still isn’t following through on his promise to repair spalling bricks and other defects identified on the exterior walls of the downtown property he said will be transformed into a apartment complex.
“The owner was suppose to have completed some work by the end of 2015 and that work was not completed in the timeframe required,” said Ted Maracek, city’s chief building official. “They needed to complete repairs to the east wall because there is bits and pieces of brick that continue to fall on the sidewalk.”
Mian was fined about $6,500, but claims he has been unfairly treated by city officials who brought the order against him and the courts which found him in contravention of building regulations.
Justice of the Peace Sam Cureatz contended Mian was dragging his feet and wasting the court’s time.
Mian could be back in legal hot water just months after Cureatz had warned him if the demands aren’t satisfied further action could be taken.
“At this point we’re reviewing our options but no decisions have been made yet with respect to if we’re going to proceed with further action or not,” Maracek said. “In addition to the monetary penalty the court imposed against the owner, the court also issued a prohibition order which basically said comply with the requirements of the order issued by the city. That court order has not been complied with and further action on that would see the city apply to the court,” he said.
Maracek said city hall is reviewing all option as the court route is a “lengthy and costly process that we’re weighing the merits of at this point in time.”
An order to remedy was issued on Feb. 25, 2014 with various requirements -- to fence the property, hire an engineer to review the building’s condition and report to the city by March 14 and then complete any remedial work by April 30 2015.
The owners could have opted to appeal the order, but failed to do so. Mian has said he intends to develop the vacant property into residential units.
The Intelligencer began operating out of the building at the corner of Bridge and Pinnacle streets in 1965 and ran its operation there before relocating to Century Place. Mian said his group purchased the property for roughly $1 million in 2008 though a three-year lease was signed keeping the paper at the corner property until 2011.