Resident Jan Bernath told the DDA Board that she was very excited about the project that Joe Ziolkowski of Ronlon LLC presented to the board for the Mack Building.
“I hope you’ll consider his proposal” and keep in mind “his expertise in renovating the old police building.”
The DDA voted unanimously to enter into a letter of intent to work
with Ziolkowski on the project, which first needs additional
environmental assessments and containment work.
City Manager John Hanifan said the state has both
competitive grants and loans available for this sort of work, which is
estimated at between $20,000-$30,000 for environmental testing of the
building and then perhaps, about $100,000 of physical remediation work
on the building.
“I think entering into a letter of intent keeps this project going forward,” said Mark Heydlauff.
“A commitment from us will get the grants moving forward and a letter
of intent says the city will be willing to work with this developer.”
Hanifan also told the DDA that the roof of the building will be
tarped in the next few weeks to protect the inside from further weather
damage. The DDA approved about $5,000 in August to have the building
tarped, broken windows and doors boarded up and the building secured
from further deterioration.
Saturday, September 19, 2015
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