Update

Hi Everyone,
I never imagined in my worst nightmare that we would be this long without having started reconstruction of the Comfort Inn Complex. I am not going to belabor this negative aspect of this situation.
BUILDING PERMIT
The only thing we are waiting for to start construction is the plans from our architect. He has promised to supply us with them today. Jeffords Steel has the plans completed for the steel frame and for the foundation. All of what has been torn down will be replaced with a steel structure. Our intention is to submit the Jeffords Steel plans and our architects plans to the Town of Plattsburgh Building Inspector's Office on Monday, June 1st. They will forward the plans to an engineering firm out of Glenville, NY who they have hired to review the plans. We are hopeful that he can review the plans in a week. We are also hopeful that the plans do not get kicked back for revisions. Then Jeffords would schedule their subcontractor to erect the steel. He has projected a little over two weeks to erect the steel. All things proceeding without a hitch, we would have the steel frame erected by the end of June.
Balance of the Plans
While the above mentioned process is occurring, the architects plans will be distributed to the professionals who design the electrical, plumbing, HVAC (heating, venting and air conditioning, fire alarm and sprinkler systems. Hopefully they get their plans done before we finish erecting the steel so we can get our second phase building permit which would carry us through to completion of the project. This will enable us to finally get an estimate of the cost to rebuild the structures.
Insurance
We have not received final settlement on the insurance proceeds. The insurance company is delaying paying us for reasons unknown to us. However, we have received enough money to start construction.
Timetable
I wish I could provide better information here. From when we start construction, we think we need 4 1/2 to 5 months to get the everything back open (with the possible exception of the health club which may be later)-so end of October/early November. Perkins and the banquet business should be sooner but the town is requiring more scientific testing on the existing structure before we can build, even put a roof back on. Without a roof, the weather is causing more and more damage to these buildings making the scope of work increase and therefore a longer time to complete the work. Once our engineers can provide the testing and they approve the testing, we can set a timetable to do that work.
Best wishes to you
I know this has negatively impacted your lives and I am truly sorry for that. It certainly has negatively impacted mine too. I am working as hard as I can to get our property back up as soon as possible and better than ever.