Delphi Mayor Randy Strasser announced Thursday afternoon that the family trust for the former Kerlin Building on S. Washington St., which was destroyed by fire the day be for Thanksgiving Day, will finance all of the costs to clean the site and make it available for equipment necessary to repair adjoining buildings on the city block. Strasser said he met with twice trust members since the Monday night city council meeting at which time council members voted to allocate up to $50,000 to make the fire site ready to support equipment needed for repairs to adjacent buildings which have shared walls with the burned structure.
    “The city won’t have to pay any money for this project,” Strasser said. “All of the bills for the clean-up will be sent directly to the Kerlin Family Trust. They have agreed to take care of everything associated with it.”
    In addition, the members of the family trust agreed to work closely with the city to implement a plan which benefits not only their concern on the city block but also other businesses directly affected by the fire according to Strasser. At the Monday night council meeting work would begin quickly and could be completed in five days.