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City completes purchase of old brewery parking parcels; staff outline environmental, access and demolition issues
Summary
Parks staff reported closing on parcels at the old brewery site and described structural and contamination issues on several buildings, questions about railroad easements, and a roughly $1 million-plus demolition estimate for the former steam/power plant.
The commission heard an update on the city’s recent purchase of parking parcels and buildings in the old brewery valley and on outstanding environmental and access issues that affect reuse plans.
Staff described three parcels on the west side of the railroad tracks and other pieces that the city now owns. One parcel contains three buildings of varying condition; staff said one building may be kept while the others are likely to be removed. The site lacks immediate utility connections (power, water, sewer) and…
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