by Kristina Gabalski
The new owner of the former Kleen Brite property at 100 Fair St. in Brockport introduced himself to members of the Village Board during the public comment session of their regular meeting July 24.
Al Plumb, co-owner of ALPCO Recycling in Macedon, noted the property, “has been in bad condition for a long period.”
He said he has taken many properties similar to 100 Fair Street, fixed them up and put them into viable use.
Plumb said he wants to turn the facility into one that, “Brockport can be proud of,” and has no plans to demolish it.
“We’re going to take and clean the property up and secure it and find out what I can do with the different buildings,” he said. “It’s going to take some time to determine what can be done.”
Whatever is decided, “it has to fit well with the people on Fair Street and South Avenue,” he said, “fit well with everyone in the community and be a viable, profitable business.”
Plumb explained that he has been working at the site himself and immediately began work to secure the property.
He said he would like to go back to historical photographs and see what certain buildings looked like when originally built and return them to that appearance. The only exception would be the building at the corner of South and Fair Street which he plans to tear down, install a chain-link fence on an angle, and, “give people something a lot better to look at. We will plant evergreen trees alongside the fence to make it look a lot nicer,” Plumb said.
He asked that children and others stay off the property. “It’s not safe,” he said. “Stay away.”
Trustee Margaret Blackman asked Plumb if he would consider putting a recycling facility at the location. “I don’t know if it fits,” he said. “I spent a lot of time driving around Brockport and Sweden, trying to find out what is needed.”
Plumb said he would consider leasing or renting the facility after it is refurbished and estimated the project would take three years.
He noted that much environmental work has already been done. “The place is very clean,” he said, “asbestos has been abated – structural repairs are needed, but that can be done.”
