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purchase, approved the condition of the site and th~ <br />the existing building located on the river front p <br />only to find immediately after we voted to purchase <br />that the building, which had been inspected and app <br />city inspectors, was again inspected and found the <br />to be unsafe and had to be torn down. The site wa: <br />totally contaminated. Commercial property usually <br />financially if the site is tested for contaminate: <br />negotiating the deal on the river front and the co~ <br />project, should have protected the city by requi <br />environmental study prior Lo closing the sale. RivE <br />has cost us millions of dollars more that projected. <br />knew what the uses of both sites had been, and that t: <br />contaminated sites. Sellers are the ones that pay i <br />clean up unless the cost of such cleanup reduces the ~ <br />price. Not so with the city. If it make it sound good <br />good enough. The tax payors will get over the ad< <br />costs once we enter in to the project. <br />~ use of <br />~op~rty, <br />:he site <br />~oved by <br />>uilding <br />nearly <br />is only <br />. Those <br />irthouse <br />ring an <br />r Front <br />'he city <br />iey were <br />or site <br />>urchase <br />that's <br />itional <br />Sell the Courthouse property and find another site so the tax <br />payers will not be paying the high rent as projecte trying <br />to catch up with the losses. ~ <br />An excellent area to consider would be close to he new <br />Chamber of Commerce building, along NE High St, or roadway <br />St . <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~ <br />Russ Hicks. <br />399-0664 <br />2425 13th St SE <br />Salem,OR 97302 <br />CC: Justice Peterson <br /> ~ <br />