LAUNCESTON aldermen have voted unanimously to demolish the former Tasmanian Woolgrowers agency store and the awning structures attached to the grain silo buildings in Lindsay Street, Invermay.
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The land known as Northbank has been compulsorily acquired by the Launceston City Council as part of the $60 million flood levee scheme.
The Launceston Flood Authority has sought the demolition because the structures would block access to Boral once the levees are built.
The council has acquired the Boral site but the cement maker is yet to move out.
The flood authority was willing to foot the estimated $250,000 demolition bill if the council agreed to the demolition yesterday. Only the smaller wool store will be levelled, leaving the larger Roberts wools store intact as well as the silos.
A consultant hired by the council found there was significant cultural heritage at the site and the structures would satisfy listing under the Tasmanian Heritage Register.
Council general manager Robert Dobrzynski sought a peer review of the findings, which found less heritage value in the buildings.
