City of Troy asks for hearing on historic building after owners seek more time to reach agreement

TROY — The back and forth over what to do with a historic building in downtown Troy continues on the day they city and building owners were originally supposed to have a plan in place.

Both the City of Troy and the owners of 112-118 West Main Street filed documents in Miami County Common Pleas Court Wednesday asking for different things.

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The building owners asked a Miami County judge to give them and the city another week to “make a final determination as to whether a resolution can be achieved regarding temporary repairs to the north parapet wall after receiving additional quotes, details and confirmation.” As ordered in court last week, both sides had until today to come to an agreement.

Court records indicate that the owners replaced three windows, as ordered by the court last week. They were also ordered to put temporary tarp over holes in the roof, but after two inspections were done it was deemed that “the temporary tarp repair cannot be completed safely.”

The documents stated that the two sides still need to determines what will be done with the debris and what needs to be done to open the sidewalk. The building owners outlined issues about the communication regarding the scope of the project and hiring a contractor to conduct the work.

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In documents filed in response Wednesday afternoon, the city filed a motion to set a hearing on the issues related to the parapet wall and the opening of the sidewalk and the street.

“With Defendants motion of April 26, 2023, it appears that Defendants are unwilling to take the minimal steps necessary to allow the opening of the street and sidewalk,” the city’s motion stated.

As of 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a decision on the matter had not been filed.

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