Officials may impose a fine on a construction executive whose crews removed a crumbling tarp that had covered a historic downtown San Jose church.
SAN JOSE — Officials may impose a fine on a construction executive whose crews removed an unsightly and crumbling tarp that had covered a historic downtown San Jose church.
But in the wake of the removal of the “trash bag” as a result of the initiative of James Salata, president of Garden City Construction, some San Jose officials are wondering whether Salata trespassed and might face a municipal fine. But after Salata orchestrated the removal of the tarp, scaffolding, debris, plastic contamination, cooking equipment, and a generator, as well as clearing away fire hazards such as tinder-dry vegetation, along with repairs to the roof and boarding up of broken windows — some city officials raised the specter that Salata should be fined for the work he and his crews did in late August.
Salata had done prior work with Z&L to undertake some renovation inside the church. As a result, he knew the combination of a lock for a gate to provide access to the site. “We never went inside the church when we removed the tarp and scaffold,” Salata said. “We boarded up the church, including the windows, before we even took down the tarps. Many windows were not secure.”
“It’s unfortunate that Jim Salata trespassed,” Councilmember Torres said. “But the tarp is now gone. You can now see the potential for that property. We no longer have to call it the ‘trash bag’ church. Everyone is happy the tarp is gone.”
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