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The owner of Hotel Marysville, which was heavily damaged in a fire this summer, has yet another problem on their hands. Days after a panel ruling came down that required the owner to demolish the building and pay for the expenses , the City of Marysville confirmed with KCRA 3 that it intends to sue Previous coverage in the video player above Marysville City Manager Jim Schaad said a lawsuit for damages will be filed against the ownership group, Feather River Plaza LLC. The lawsuit and panel ruling are part of the aftermath of a back-and-forth debate between the city and Feather River over whether the building was salvageable after the fire.
| PREVIOUS COVERAGE | City of Marysville, hotel owner at odds over building's future after fire destroys it The fire happened on June 15 and resulted in city officials cordoning off the surrounding area and partially closing Highway 70, forcing a detour around town. Traffic and business impacts led to a long hearing on Sept. 8 about what should happen to the building.
Feather River said the building could either be revived or sold to someone who wanted to fix it but the city was pushing for demolition. At the September hearing, they cited an engineering report that shows the building is at threat of collapse, which poses a threat to nearby businesses. The report stated that collapse could happen from wind, rain or even under normal weather conditions.
The Marysville Police Department also described the conditions of the hotel before the fire as missing windows, doors, stairs, walls and floors. Unhoused people were also using the building as shelter, and officers noticed a tree growing through a room in the hotel. According to Schaad, Feather River wanted to offer the building to the city, but he said, "It's not really a big gift to accept a piece of property worth $500,000 and have to spend $2.
8 million to deal with a piece of property." See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter.
