Demolition is eyesore in Sugar House

Calls to Craig Mecham Investments on Wednesday and Thursday were not returned.

Demolition work on the project stalled when it was discovered that a wall of one of the buildings being torn down shares support structure with a neighboring building not owned by Mecham. The developers are in negotiations with the owner of the abutting building to solve the problem, Goff said.

In the meantime, the city has asked that the developers clean up some of the debris from the demolition and make sure the fence surrounding the construction site is secure. City officials have fielded complaints from Sugar House residents and business owners that the site has been unreasonably messy and that portions of the fence have been missing.

"They've agreed to be sure the fence stays intact," Goff said, "and they've also agreed to clean up construction debris that is left on site from the demolition."

Goff said it's unlikely that the city would resort to using the developer's bond money, saying that has never happened in the four years he's been with the city.

"We expect to see some documents from (Mecham) immediately to keep this project moving forward," he said. "It doesn't appear to me the project is going to get stalled out."

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