The Times 

Main Street Demo

 

March 21, 2019

The gap on Waitsburg's Main Street got a little larger when the building at 103 Main was demolished Tuesday morning. The building was damaged by fire last September when the adjacent structure, at 109 Main, which housed Hugs, Gifts and Collectibles at the time, burned to the ground. The 103 Main building was deemed unfit for occupancy (use) by the building inspector, following the fire.

City administrator Randy Hinchliffe says he encouraged J.P. Kelly, the building’s owner, to fix rather than destroy the building. However, the building was slated for demolition because repair costs would be much higher than leveling the structure.

In the distant past, Hinchliffe recalls the building outfitted as a leather workshop, and it was later used as an auction house. Most recently, it was used as storage for Limagrain Cereal Seeds, located across the street. No one was hurt in the fire, but adjacent buildings sustained damage.

 

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