Lafayette redevelopment commission conditionally OKs demolition of fire‑damaged historic building
The Lafayette Redevelopment Commission conditionally approved demolition of a historic downtown building after a damaging fire, WVPE reported on 2026-10-09. City records show the property was acquired in a tax sale and a prior buyer’s financing later fell through, WVPE reported.
The Lafayette Redevelopment Commission voted to give conditional approval to demolish a historic downtown building that was heavily damaged by a recent fire, WVPE reported on 2026-10-09. The report says the city had earlier acquired the property through a tax sale.
WVPE reports the building had previously attracted a buyer whose financing failed. An official told WVPE the blaze created two main problems: structural instability and framing saturated by large volumes of firefighting water, and the roof was described as damaged.
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