Mike Uhlrich, Democrat from Washington, has filed for the Washington County Commission District 2 position. He is the fourth candidate to file for the seat. This also makes a rare primary race for both the Democrat and Republican parties for this position. Brad Owen and Mike Uhlrich will run for the Democratic nomination and Roger Otott and Kathryn Stigge will run for the Republican nomination.
I will publish all of the filings in next week's issue of the News. We ran out of space this week.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Too many downtown vacancies
There are a lot of buildings for sale in downtown Washington right now and I don't know what to think about it.
To the north, the former Kuhlmann building that is currently being used by Bradford Built is being offered for sale now that their expansion at the industrial park can handle the work they were doing downtown. Along C Street, the former Monty Law Office is empty. I don't know if it is for rent or sale.
On the west side of the square, the Schooky's Deli buildings are for sale.
On the south side, the building that held an American Family Insurance office for a while is for rent and the lot of the former Major Theatre is still empty. Along C Street, on the east side, the former laundromat is for sale, signs were recently put on the former Liquid Glass building that it is for sale, and the Longhorn building is for sale. On the west side, Mayberry's Restaurant is for sale, and the former Earhart Abstract and Parry dental office are both being used as residences.
I remember about a year and a half ago commenting that there was practically no commercial space available in downtown Washington. I don't know what happened since then, but there are too many vacancies surrounding us now and we ought to try to do something about it.
To the north, the former Kuhlmann building that is currently being used by Bradford Built is being offered for sale now that their expansion at the industrial park can handle the work they were doing downtown. Along C Street, the former Monty Law Office is empty. I don't know if it is for rent or sale.
On the west side of the square, the Schooky's Deli buildings are for sale.
On the south side, the building that held an American Family Insurance office for a while is for rent and the lot of the former Major Theatre is still empty. Along C Street, on the east side, the former laundromat is for sale, signs were recently put on the former Liquid Glass building that it is for sale, and the Longhorn building is for sale. On the west side, Mayberry's Restaurant is for sale, and the former Earhart Abstract and Parry dental office are both being used as residences.
I remember about a year and a half ago commenting that there was practically no commercial space available in downtown Washington. I don't know what happened since then, but there are too many vacancies surrounding us now and we ought to try to do something about it.
Restaurant auction
Just an update on the restaurant auction that took place in Washington on Saturday. The Longhorn building did not sell. There was one bid, but it did not meet the reserve so it didn't sell. The Schooky's Deli building was not part of the auction. Only the equipment was auctioned and it evidently went well.
Monday, June 9, 2008
For this week...
Just a sampling of some of the stories we're working on for this week's issue:
• Wonderland, the revamped What Not City in Clifton, has sold to a buyer from England.
• Mayberry's, the three building restaurant in downtown Washington, is for sale.
• There was a large group of minors arrested over the weekend at a large kegger. Last I heard was 24 kids arrested. I also heard that about 50 kids got away by scattering into the hills. (Editor's note: The official sheriff's report said 14 kids received citations.)
• We're doing a little research for a story on the large numbers of valedictorians this county puts out each year.
• Wonderland, the revamped What Not City in Clifton, has sold to a buyer from England.
• Mayberry's, the three building restaurant in downtown Washington, is for sale.
• There was a large group of minors arrested over the weekend at a large kegger. Last I heard was 24 kids arrested. I also heard that about 50 kids got away by scattering into the hills. (Editor's note: The official sheriff's report said 14 kids received citations.)
• We're doing a little research for a story on the large numbers of valedictorians this county puts out each year.
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