Officials in York City are running low on the federal funding their provided for emergency demolitions.

Kim Bracey, the city's director of community development, said the city only has about $8,000 to $10,000 left. A typical demolition costs $20,000.

Bracey said the demolition of a vacant house on South Queen Street two weeks ago cost the city $22,000 and sufficiently depleted the funds. The house caught fire and had to be torn down.

Bracey said the funds come from federal tax dollars.

A house on West Mason Avenue is scheduled to be demolished after a car crashed into it Monday afternoon. York City Fire Chief John Senft said most of the property owners have insurance but one property owner may not.

The city may have to pay for the demolition work on behalf of the property owner without insurance.

"We're a city with a budget of $85 million," said Mayor John Brenner. "We'll do what we have to do in the short term." Brenner said they may have to do some financial reshuffling if they have to demolish more buildings by the end of the fiscal year.

But that won't let delinquent property owners off the hook, Brenner said. He said city officials are going to go after the property owners to recoup the costs.

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