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RE: (rshsdepot) Kendrick, ID
I presume this lug mayor is a Republican. They stand for nothing but
themselves
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> From: <I95BERNIEW_@_aol.com>
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> Date: 3/11/2009 1:13:56 PM
> Subject: (rshsdepot) Kendrick, ID
>
> From the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
>
> Bernie Wagenblast
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> City Council rejects another attempt to save old depot
>
>
> KENDRICK - Efforts to save the Kendrick Depot were dealt another setback
> Monday, when the town's City Council rejected the J-K Heritage
Foundation's
> efforts to negotiate an agreement to buy the building and lease the land.
>
> After initially approving the building's removal in January, Mayor Dale
> Lisher began accepting bids to tear the building down and sell off the
lumber.
>
> The city received one bid of $50 to tear the century-old building down
> during the bid openings at the Feb. 23 council meeting. The J-K Heritage
> Foundation then offered $5,000 for the building and to lease the
city-owned land for
> 50 years at a cost of $1 per year.
>
> The issue was tabled for further discussion at Monday's meeting, but the
> group's attempts at negotiating a lease were ultimately thwarted.
>
> "We begged the council to change their minds, but they already made them
> up," foundation member Sharon Harris said. "They made a decision once,
and
> they're not going to back out of it."
>
> The major issue stems from the two sides' differing opinions over the
> building's condition and the cost of restoration. Lisher and the council
say the
> building would need a new foundation, which would be costly, while the
group
> claims only a rotted-out beam needs be repaired to support the existing
piers.
>
> The city plans to clear the space and use it to expand the nearby RV
park.
>
> Harris said despite the decision her group is not ready to give up just
yet.
>
> "It's not the end until it's the end," she said. "There are always some
> things that can be done, and we will probably do them. It's kind of
unknown right
> now."
>
> Lisher said the winning bidder, Brad Dammerman of Bovill, will now be
> notified that his bid was accepted and will have 90 days to tear down the
building.
>
> However Lisher isn't convinced that the issue is finally over.
>
> "I'm sorry that people have hard feelings over this," he said. "We're
going
> to say it's dead but to them it probably isn't. I'm sure they're still
going
> to try and interfere and I guess it's their right to do so."
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