HUTCHINSON, Kan. — As the Hutchinson City Council prepares to order the demolition of the Atrium Hotel on Tuesday, Mayor Greg Fast told Hutch Post his thoughts on the situation.

"We listened to a proposal two weeks ago," Fast said. "We listened, I just think there's probably no trust left with that situation. I want to speak for myself the other ones may disagree with me, but it just seems like you know, your word is not good. We don't know if it would ever get done unless we we pushed it or we would do it ourselves, the demo of the Atrium."

It's still up to owner Joshua Joseph to get the bond to have the building demolished.

&nbsp;"We will either do it ourselves or we will require a bond and we will see if that happens," Fast said. "If he comes to City Council with a bond and in a plan I think the bond would probably ensure success enough for me to go along with that and then we could we could let him move forward with the work that he should be doing."

The Hutchinson City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1719935400666.jpeg" alt="A hazmat team with the Hutchinson Fire Department, along with City Manager Enrico Villegas and Mayor Greg Fast, inspected the Atrium Hotel property in June. Image Courtesy City of Hutchinson" />
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 </figure>NICK GOSNELL Hutch PostHUTCHINSON, Kan. — As the Hutchinson City Council prepares to order the demolition of the Atrium Hotel on Tuesday, Mayor Greg Fast told Hutch Post his thoughts on the situation."We listened to a proposal two weeks ago," Fast said. "We listened, I just think there's probably no trust left with that situation. I want to speak for myself the other ones may disagree with me, but it just seems like you know, your word is not good. We don't know if it would ever get done unless we we pushed it or we would do it ourselves, the demo of the Atrium."It's still up to owner Joshua Joseph to get the bond to have the building demolished.&nbsp;"We will either do it ourselves or we will require a bond and we will see if that happens," Fast said. "If he comes to City Council with a bond and in a plan I think the bond would probably ensure success enough for me to go along with that and then we could we could let him move forward with the work that he should be doing."The Hutchinson City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.

Fast: Details still to be worked out on Atrium demo