Ciceros building woes

Cicero As the list of needed repairs at the towns facilities grows, the Cicero Town Board approved $1,275 in emergency snow and ice removal from the roof of the highway department at its Feb. 11 meeting.

This is a chronic problem that we had to take care of, explained Supervisor Jessica Zambrano.

At the Jan. 28 board meeting, the board heard the Buildings Advisory Committees safety concerns regarding the highway garage. Snow and ice have been building up on the garages eaves and falling off, causing a hazard to town employees and the public alike.

Committee member Don Snyder presented the board with a laundry list of other problems the committee has identified at the towns facilities, including roof leaks, poor and molding insulation, inadequate GFIs (ground fault interrupters, which protect against electric shock) and insufficient office space and vehicle parking, to name a few.

If we [addressed] all those things, we would still end up with a building that doesnt meet our needs, Snyder said.

The Buildings Advisory Committee also examined the police station, which Snyder said is a maze because of the many additions that have been tacked on over the years. Snyder said water was leaking in an investigators office, which Town Clerk Tracy Cosilmon had taken it upon herself to fix in order to avoid spending money on repairs.

Snyder said the committee will do a space review to determine what kind of building the police department would require in order to function more efficiently. He said the police building, which is an offshoot of the highway garage, has the same issues with snow and ice removal.

Its a residential building that were using as a commercial building. There really isnt any security there, he said.

Snyder said the parks and highway departments share a portion of a building for storage, repairs and employee breaks. He said the building lacks proper insulation and heating.

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Ciceros building woes