‘Moving at sluggish pace’: City officials plan special meeting to demolish Hotel Marysville

FOX40.COM) — The City of Marysville didn’t hold back its dissatisfaction with the owners of the burned-up Hotel Marysville and their perceived lack of action to restore the area in a recent address to the public.
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It’s been over a month since the historic building went up in flames . Since then, most nearby roads remain closed , traffic is a nightmare for many commuters, small businesses have been impacted, and the hotel is fenced off 105 feet in each direction in case of a collapse.

City officials said property ownership is linked to Feather River LLC, Urban Smart Growth, and Panot Capital. On Monday, the City claimed the owners are “moving at a sluggish pace” to remediate the situation and have not contributed to the city financially. Because of this, the City of Marysville scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

“Marysville Municipal Code section 9.50.130 authorizes the city to immediately abate any nuisance that poses a clear and imminent danger,” the City of Marysville said in a public statement. “The city is preparing to demolish the hotel while at the same time, it is attempting to negotiate a settlement agreement with the property owner to cover the cost of demolition and avoid lengthy court proceedings to recover their costs after the fact.”

The City of Marysville accused the owners of evading responsibility, piling up code violations long before the fire, and doubting safety concerns.

“Five weeks after the fire and they still have no communicated plan for abatement,” City Manager Jim Schaad said. “Instead, they provide inaccurate information to the authorities, falsely claim we are not sharing technical information, question whether the building is really unsafe, and even question our informed decision that allowed the opening of the southbound lanes of Highway 70.”

Schaad added, “After decades of tolerating a vacant, blighted building, and over a month after the fire, the community is still waiting for the owners to step up and take responsibility.”

FOX40.com reached out to Hotel Marysville owners for comment and will update this story if a response is received.

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