‘Nother Demolition
Single Family home, but it must be a rental?
End? of the Week Round Up
This may be my last post for the week. I have the rest of the week off . . . but then again...
Demolitions and Conservation Districts
This morning's WSJ has a half-way decent article about our demolition ordinance (yes, that was a compliment) and an upcoming conservation district ordinance. ...
More Demolitions . . .
They seem to come in groups . . .
Common Council Recap
A three hour meeting took care of a 839 page packet of information for the meeting . . . not too bad. Here's...
French Battery Factory Replica Considered Historic Preservation?
Last night at the plan commission we approved the demolition of French Battery Factory in order to make way for new development (Union Corners)....
Another Demolition
To expand Farm and FleetPlease be advised that Neal VanLoo will be filing a demolition permit application on May 12, 2010 for Plan Commission...
Council Recap: March 18 – Updated
It's somewhat of a mystery to many how we managed to make this meeting last until 10:00. Instead of making a snarky comment...
Burning Down the House(s)
So this is kind of embarrassing. I was talking to Judy Olson the other day about the homes that were burned on the corner...
The Hype about Neighborhood Conservation Districts
You'd think that the recent proposal for Neighborhood Conservation Districts said that nothing could ever be demolished or built anywhere in the City again,...
Demolition Ordinance Needs Revision
Seems odd to me that we treat deciding about the demolition of a home built in the 1800's the same as the demolition of...
Nothing is Ever Easy!
No good deed goes unpunished. Last night, I tried to be "pro-business" and move reconsideration of a demolition permit. Silly me.Last week...