8/5/15
by News Department on 08/05/15The Saint Clair borough council approved a demolition request to the county of the Ritz Theater for an estimate of $60,000.
The borough took conservatorship over the dilapidated property, located at 31 N. Second St., after owner Nick Panko stopped caring for the property that has been progressively deteriorating for the 15 years.
Various safety issues in the building have been taken care of by the borough over the years, but the building has become too unstable to touch up.
The $60,000 estimate is based off of the size, square footage and type of building and council agreed that they may have to put out demolition bids if the grant takes too long to finalize.
