http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...vote/25710591/
How incredibly priceless and appropriate that the Council wants an ordinance reflecting a
commitment to restore the Eddystone, Olympia says no-can-do but you have our word, and Council accordingly votes 6-3 against approving the plan today.
Good for them.
Looks like the Hotel Park Ave. is being forsaken by the council, however, and it will fall to the purview of the Historic District Commission. What's interesting there is whether the Duggan administrator will abide by the HDC on such a high-profile building in the event [[or likelihood) that the HDC denies a demolition permit. With the lower-profile Deck Bar/Historic Bank building on Jefferson @ Alter, Duggan's people recently defied the HDC and issued a permit notwithstanding the HDC's unanimous denial and longstanding fight which including victories in court. Could the Hotel Park Avenue come down to such an intergovernmental struggle? I sure hope not.