Jeff Stupavsky, owner of Stupavsky Roofing and Restoration, distributed the following photos of the Quincy Paper Box building to aldermen and the media at Monday’s City Council meeting.
Aldermen approved a bid to make repairs to the building.
There is no doubt that the picture show that some of the repairs have been completed. Driving by the building at Third and Vermont reveals the same thing. However, a court ruled that repairs were to be completed by Jan. 20 of this year, so failing to complete the job nearly eight months after the deadline is the reason why the city moved to have the work done.
I appreciate Mr. Stupavsky’s before and after photos posted on your blog. It’s clear the City’s pressure on the owner of the building, Mr. Weinberg, through its “fix or flatten” program is working. Without the City’s involvement, this building would not look as it looks today. I applaud the City and encourage it to keep up the good work in going after the many unkept, unsightly and dangerous buildings in our town. Without the good works of this program, our City would have many more buildings looking like the Paper Box Building looked on April 18, 2009, the date of Mr. Stupavsky’s before photo.