Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
The City just spent over $19,000 for demolition because there was no insurance on the Church.
Maybe a new program could be that the City requires and regularly checks that all non-profits have basic insurance so that cost of demolition won't keep falling back on the taxpayers.
Wonder if Popolizio paid his $19K for the demolition on Eastern?
However, significant obstacles stand in their way. To begin, the building was not insured. Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy, who visited the site, said it's on the list for potential foreclosure with nearly $2,600 in outstanding water and sewer bills. Now they'll also need to pay the city a cost of about $19,000 to demolish the building. But even with all that standing in their way, the Lascarez family remains confident the church will rise again.
SCHENECTADY ‘Going forward even better’Pastor optimistic as parishioners salvage items at burned church BY STEVEN COOK Gazette Reporter
Hours after a Friday early-morning fire destroyed El Faro Asambleas de Dios church on Albany Street, fi refi ghters worked to help parishioners salvage what they could. Out came musical instruments, chairs and the lectern stand. Inside the stand was the church’s Bible. Standing just off the sidewalk where the physical remains of his church had been placed, Pastor Emiliano Lascarez was looking forward. “The congregation is very optimistic,” the Spanish-speaking Lascarez said through a translator. “We believe that we’re going forward even better and faster than we did before.” A passerby alerted fi refighters to the church at 1815 Albany St. just after 1 a.m. Friday after the blaze became obvious from the street. Firefighters arrived within three minutes, but, with the head start the fi re received, it had already burned to the exterior of the building. No one was inside the church at the time and no one was hurt. Firefi ghters, though, turned their attention to a neighboring house, with one resident needing extra help to flee. The home was undamaged. Firefighters got the blaze out within an hour, but by then the building had sustained too much damage. It was demolished Friday afternoon. The fire was ruled accidental, deemed to be electrical in nature, Fire Chief Michael Della Rocco said. Firefighters were doing what they could to help, Della Rocco said. “We’re trying to assist them as best we can and make the best out of a very bad situation,” Della Rocco said. The congregation only has about 15 regular members, but neighbor and parishioner Tanis Vidal remembers sometimes many more there. “It was beautiful,” Vidal said. “It was really beautiful. There were days when it was packed.” She said she first fully realized what was happening when fi refi ghters banged on her door. “There was a lot of smoke,” Vidal said. It was Vidal who alerted Lascarez. “We couldn’t think of anything,” Lascarez said. “We were just totally surprised.” By noon Friday, Lascarez had already accepted an offer from Calvary Tabernacle Church, just down Albany Street, to store the salvaged items and for church space. ...........................>>>>............................>>>>........................................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00101&AppName=1
The City just spent over $19,000 for demolition because there was no insurance on the Church.
Maybe a new program could be that the City requires and regularly checks that all non-profits have basic insurance so that cost of demolition won't keep falling back on the taxpayers.
The city burned it themselves.
Now they can give the demolished property away to their henchmen/cohorts/thieves/contractor friends.
If it had insurance they wouldn't have been interested, because the insurance would have rebuilt, instead of allowing the property hoarding geniuses to initiate their plan of attack.
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