Canton, Dec. 26 -- After more than a year of sitting charred and vacant, the Gouverneur Street Dairy Queen may soon be demolished.
At a village board meeting earlier this month, Canton Economic Development Director Leigh Rodriguez, Code Enforcement Officer Jeffrey Murray and board members briefly discussed the building's status.
A notice to demolish the building had been filed with the state at the beginning of December, according to Ms. Rodriguez, but no additional action had been taken at that point.
Ms. Rodriguez and Mr. Murray said a foundation assessment would also have to be completed following the demolition to determine the foundational integrity and feasibility of rebuilding on the existing foundation.
No building permits had b...