Poulsbo Planning to Tear Down Old City Hall
By Admin
Jensen Way urban renewal continues. The Kitsap Sun reports that the City of Poulsbo is evaluating tearing down the old city hall building, which would remove some of the obstacles to potential purchaser’s of the property. The consideration is that no buyer would consider keeping the current structure.
The old building is a former fire station that was converted into office space and used for years. Winding, uneven hallways connected offices, giving visitors the feeling of walking through a maze to get from one department to the next.
The old structure would need to be renovated before it could be used again. City leaders aren’t sure what surprises might be found if that happens. There are at least two oil tanks below the building, and while soil tests have come up clean, the city won’t know for certain if the tanks leaked until they are removed, Public Works director Barry Loveless said.
“Right now it’s just a great big question mark: What’s in there?,” Rudolph said.
The Jensen Way property is currently for sale for $1.25 million. Proceeds from the sale would be used to help pay off bonds used to finance the new city hall.
If the city pays to remove the building and prepare the site for new construction, its asking price might go up, Mayor Becky Erickson said.
Realistically, anyone interested in the property probably could care less about the building, Erickson said. That’s why she’s pushing for its demolition.
Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/dec/23/poulsbo-preparing-to-tear-down-city-hall/#ixzz18ylr2Y8v
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