Times Observer photo by Josh Cotton The city’s Blighted Property Review Committee heard Thursday that the former East St. School should be demolished in the coming weeks.

Movement on the demolition of the former East St. School is just weeks away.

The former school at 104 W. Third Ave. was one of several properties that the city’s Blighted Property Review Committee tabled action on during Thursday’s meeting.

Zoning and Ordinance Official Scott Saylor said that he met with the demolition contractor on site when the sewer was being disconnected. The contractor told him that the height of the building will require bringing in a crane and wrecking ball.

The timeline for that equipment to be available was one to two weeks.

“We’re getting close to coming due on that one-to-two-week time frame,” Taylor said. “I’m happy with the progress Mr. Huck (the owner) has made. After many years, we are getting a conclusion to this.”

The committee tabled action on a blight designation until January to allow demolition to unfold first.

Action was also tabled against 104 Water St., 21 Glade Ave. and 211 Monroe St.

With the Water St. property – which is a commercial property – Taylor said the owner has secured a contractor and that there is a “vast amount of junk” that will be removed from the structure.

“The design is already in the works,” he said, though he said a timeline can’t be provided at this point. “The only thing the public is going to see (is) boarded up windows. You will see movement.”

Committee member Maurice Cashman asked what the planned purpose of the building is.

Taylor said the plan is for a studio, “large open space” on the first floor with living areas on the second third floor.

The committee did pass a blight designation against 1103 Spring St.

Taylor said he had contact with the deceased owner’s daughter but said “all that correspondence had stopped.

“The condition of the property has not changed at all,” he said. “(I see) no other direction to go with this property… no other hopes about working out a reasonable solution for this property.”