PLYMOUTH - It's just a matter of time before the brick building on Trux Street that used to be a hotel collapses.
That much is in agreement.
Negotiations are ongoing between the building's owner, Donnie Spillman, and the Richland County Land Bank, which plans to demolish the nearly 150-year-old structure on his behalf.
The land bank would like to come to some sort of agreement on a repayment plan, since demolishing the former Plymouth Hotel will cost anywhere from $50,000 to upwards of six figures, which is quite high compared to the average cost of a demolition.
Spillman bought the building in 2018 for $906 and hasn't made any improvements.
Plymouth Mayor Cassaundra Fryman said Tuesday that the village hasn't decided whether to contribute toward the demolition and is opting to wait until a plan is approved by Spillman and the land bank.
The land bank also is in talks with Kelly McCoy, who owns a room on the former hotel's first floor and has been renovating the adjoining property, with plans to open a bar.
The demolition will be risky, since the two properties share a wall.
McCoy, who attended last week's board meeting, does not want to be held liable for any damage to her forthcoming bar.
"I don't want to lose my whole bar over one room that needs to be taken," she said.
Her attorney, Brian Donnamiller, criticized the liability contract that the land bank had proposed, saying it was overly broad.
"You guys aren't willing to shoulder any the risk, the village either," he said. "Basically, you want her to shoulder all of the risk."
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"We want to work with the board," Donnamiller added. "We want to figure something out. We just don't want to lose all the money that she has invested."
Knocking down 26 Trux St. recently took on new urgency after a back portion of the building collapsed on July 30, prompting the village to close the sidewalk in front and on Ohio 603. The first floor had begun to collapse even before then.
Before the partial collapse, the land bank had mulled for a few months whether to take ownership of the building, and Hamrick has said Plymouth officials have asked for the land bank's to help demo the structure for years.
Hamrick has previously said the local historical society has not expressed interest in the property due to the state of disrepair, which was worsened after a man crashed a stolen car into the building. He subsequently passed away, according to land bank board members.
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