Lofts On Dietz Suit
Amended In Light
Of Geo. Wilber Will
Century-Old Bequests Limits Use
To Municipal Purposes, Filing Says
By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA – George I. Wilber, who left what is now the Dietz Street parking lot to the City of Oneonta on his death in 1922, limited its use to municipal purposes only, according to a court filing this afternoon.
As a result, City Hall was in violation of the Public Trust Doctrine by selling part of the property to Kearney Development Inc. for the Lofts on Dietz, Attorney Douglas Zamelis, representing five plaintiffs, said in the filing.
Kearney is expecting to break ground next spring on the four-story Loftz on Dietz, a development of 40 artists' lofts and 24 middle-income apartments.