#TroyCrazy Demolition of the Spirit

269 5th Avenue

Mark McGrath <[email protected]> Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 10:53 AM
Reply­To: Mark McGrath <[email protected]>
To: Rosamilia Lou <[email protected]>, Pete Ryan <[email protected]>, Troy All City Council <[email protected]>,
Ken Crowe <[email protected]>, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>, Cchurchill <[email protected]>, John Tedesco
<[email protected]>

As I drive by 269 5th Ave. several times a day it's a stark reminder of the tragedy that
transpired there. It must be terribly upsetting to the family of the two murder victims to view
that property on a daily basis. I am requesting you demolish that building now. For the
residents of Lansingburgh and all of Troy it is a blow to the once proud communities we
once had. A constant reminder of all that's bad instead of the very good that still populates
our city. That building is not only unsafe but extremely unsightly and sits on one of Troy's
busiest roadways. For an administration that has the wherewithal to demolish three
buildings on King Street and install a $20,000 sidewalk on private property to your cop-hating
supporters I find it unacceptable for you to not figure out how to have either the
owner, insurance or even the city pay to have the building demolished. Take that building
down now. Thanks