City Hall Buys
Oneonta Ford
By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA -- The Common Council voted 7-1 last night to buy the dilapidated Oneonta Ford building for $425,000 from the Twelve Tribes, despite a new Council member’s suggestion to take it by eminent domain for half the price.
And, first, the deal must by signed-off on by the state Historic Preservation Office.
“The Ford building is part of a historical area of Oneonta,” said Bob Brzozowski, Greater Oneonta Historical Society executive director. “This must be reviewed by the state historic association.”
“We can add to the resolution that the demolition is pending approval by SHPO,” said Mayor Gary Herzig, who emphasized the urgency of the project.
