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The Dunkirk Native Improvement Company is eyeing the previous financial institution at 401 Central Ave. within the metropolis.

A former financial institution and the cleaned up property of an arson restaurant hearth are among the many properties Chautauqua County is seeking to promote to native municipalities.

In the course of the Administrative Companies and Audit and Management Committee conferences, members heard about three proposals to switch tax foreclosed property to Dunkirk, Mayville and Ripley.

DUNKIRK

Committee members backed a decision to switch a former financial institution to the Dunkirk Native Improvement Company.

The property in query is at 401 Central Ave. and was beforehand First Niagara Financial institution. It closed in 2016 after KeyBank bought First Niagara. As a result of there was already a KeyBank in Dunkirk, the Central Avenue location was shut down. Earlier than being First Nigara, the financial institution was often called HSBC and earlier than that was known as Marine Midland.

One legislator stated on the Administrative Companies Committee assembly that it was a special constructing, however County Govt PJ Wendel confirmed that it was the previous financial institution.

In line with Todd Thomas with the county legislation division, the constructing has flooding harm.

Thomas stated the DLDC is seeking to pay $2,000 for the property now and would pay the remainder of the again taxes as soon as the property is offered.

MAYVILLE

Committee members backed a decision switch the property the place the previous Mayville Diner that was destroyed in a fireplace to the village.

Committee members agreed to switch 3 parcels situated at 7 W. Chautauqua St. to the village for $3,648. The village would even be liable for faculty taxes for the 2022-2023 faculty yr.

The village is seeking to promote the property to a developer and recoup what it spent to scrub up the property.

The diner was destroyed in a fireplace in an arson hearth Dec. 9, 2019. A few yr later, the Mayville Village Board declared the property to be a hazard to the group and approved spending $11,500 to scrub it up. The particles was fully eliminated and the property is presently vacant.

Village officers stated they needed the property so they may promote it to cowl what they spent on clear up.

Thomas stated there have been different affords for the property that had been greater, however the village needed to incorporate what it has already spent on it.

Due to this, the decision was modified to state that within the occasion the village ought to resell the property, it will want to separate the proceeds with the county, after the village is reimbursed for the demolition and buy prices.

RIPLEY

In Ripley, the city board is requesting the legislature switch two parcels to the city for $11,956.

In line with Thomas, the quantity is predicated on what’s owed in again taxes.

Thomas stated the city needed the properties in order that they may very well be redeveloped.

Ripley City Supervisor Doug Bowen stated the property is 137 W. Foremost St. and is an deserted residence. The city would doubtless demolish the constructing, however they’ll’t make that dedication till after they personal it and get inside to examine it.

The resolutions now go to the total legislature for remaining approval.