The Benicia City Council is back in session tonight, and topics like an emergency demolition approval or denial and possible changes to the Industrial Park Transportation and Employment Center Plan will be on the agenda for this evening’s meeting. The saga of the emergency demolition permit for the Foundry and Office Buildings at 670 and […]
Council extends rehearing request for Amports’ emergency demolition permit
The Benicia City Council voted to continue Amports’ request for a rehearing regarding an emergency demolition permit for two historic buildings and possibly form a subcommittee at Tuesday’s meeting. The meeting was another entry in a long series of debates over the preservation of the Foundry and Office buildings on West H Street, which were […]
Benicia Historical Society to discuss history of former industrial site
As citizens continue to debate about the preservation of the historic Pacific Mail Steamship Company buildings on East H Street, the Benicia Historical Society will host a presentation Thursday to go over the long history of the site. The presentation is part of the society’s Spring Speaker Series. The event, titled “California Would Be Deficient […]
Letters: Thompson town hall and council priorities
Thompson town hall went great Those of us present at last Wednesday’s Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Mike Thompson witnessed an encouraging display of civic engagement. The grassroots event was sponsored by Carquinez Patriotic Resistance (CPR) and Benicia Indivisible for Justice, just two of the many community action groups growing in popularity and impact. Approximately 200 […]
Council adopts demolition permit findings ahead of possible rehearing
The Benicia City Council narrowly voted to adopt a resolution denying an emergency demolition permit for two historic buildings ahead of a potential rehearing on the property at Tuesday’s meeting. At the March 28 meeting, the council voted 3 to 2 to uphold an appeal of a demolition of the Foundry and Office buildings on […]
City Council narrowly votes to uphold appeal to save historic buildings from demolition
The Benicia City Council voted 3-2 to uphold an appeal that would prevent two historic buildings from being demolished at its Tuesday meeting. The historic Foundry and Office building structures located at the end of East H Street were constructed in the 1850s as the shipping and office buildings for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, […]
Split decision in Board of Appeals hearing over historic property
The historic Foundry and Office buildings will stay standing…for now. After a split 1-1 decision by the Building Code Board of Appeals on Wednesday, no immediate action was taken on the decision to issue an emergency demolition permit for the buildings, which means it could go before the City Council in the future. The two […]
Board of Appeals to hear appeal of historic building demolition tonight
The Building Code Board of Appeals will hear the appeal of the chief building official’s decision to issue an emergency demolition permit for two historic buildings at tonight’s meeting. In October, the automobile import company Amports, filed an application for an emergency demolition permit to demolish the Foundry and Office buildings, located at 678 […]