Geneseo Town and Village Boards Discuss Village Building Structural Needs
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GENESEO — Tonight’s Town Board meeting was anything but typical. In addition to a packed public hearing on the Board’s moratorium on hydrofracking, the meeting also featured an appearance by the Geneseo Village Board of Trustees, who asked the Town Board to help repair the Village Building.
John Norris, from Clark Patterson Lee Design Professionals, explained to the Boards which parts of the building at 119 Main Street needed to be redone or fixed. His findings were based on architects studying the building’s outside and inside, as well as on a mortar analysis.
Norris said fixing nine windows—at around $35,000 total--would be the biggest cost during the renovation. Other costs would include masonry and brick work at $18,000, trim and painting at $19,000, fixing the columns and porch at $24,000, window wells at $5,000 and sills at $13,000. He said he tried to keep the repairs cost-effective to stay at a low price. For instance, instead of reinstalling bricks, they will just repair any cracks.
Norris also said respecting historic guidelines is important during the renovations, as the building is just over 100 years old. To make sure the guidelines are followed, he plans to send the renovation plans to the Historical Preservation Society.
Town Supervisor Will Wadsworth said the Town Board would discuss the matter and get back to the Village Board in about a month. Village Trustee Sandra Brennan suggested the Town Board visit the Village Building and take a tour with them some time to see some of the things that need fixing.
