Bum's Bluff

Time to use the long term memory skills...

I am a few days late on seeing this one (Thanks Observer for pointing it out).
I am not second guessing McElroy's opinion as he certainly knows the needs of the EPD better than I do. However, I find it ironic that they are thinking of moving to a building that they didn't want the last time it was available.

The Council that I was part of spent a tremendous amount of time studying options for relocating the EPD out of their cramped office in City Hall. We looked at three locations: the current one which was up for sale by Wisconsin Energy, a storage building owned by Water and Light, and the Dean Clinic that had just been vacated. The cost of the current location and the Dean Clinic were within $10,000 so we deferred to the EPD to tell us which was preferable. The WisGas building got the nod due to it's being close to the highway, having a larger parking lot that allowed quick turnaround (two driveways), and most importantly - a two car garage.

Again, I am not saying the move to the Dean Center building would be wrong -- just wondering what has changed.

And instead of paying the Fire District the appraised value of their building after they move -- how about the City gives them the same deal they got from the City when they bought the land to begin with? I'm pretty sure the price came to $1. To be generous, we could certainly add interest.

Seriously on the Fire District building -- paying for the value of the building and improvements is reasonable. But if they include the value of the property, I'm calling foul! That land was a gift from the City in the first place.

posted by Walton @ 1:20 PM