The Journal-Sentinel reports that the Waukesha Administrative Review Board has upheld the historic status of the gas station on the site where the Waukesha Family YMCA is trying to develop housing.
Merits of the status aside, it's unclear to me what the City expects to happen next. The Y has argued that the building is in disrepair, and I cannot imagine why the Y would spend any money to repair it when they have no use for it. Their ability to sell the lot is now limited because potential buyers probably won't have any use for it, either.
So what happens to the gas station now?
It'd be one thing if the Y bought it knowing it was a historical building, but that's not what happened here. The City or other interested parties should purchase it from the Y. If they are not willing to take it off Y's hands, then they should allow the Y to do whatever they want to with it.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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