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Parks board backs staff recommendation to demolish McKinney Building, add interpretive marker

Parkland Recreation Board · November 6, 2025
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The Parkland Recreation Board voted to recommend demolition of the McKinney Building on Pacific Avenue and installation of a historic interpretive marker, citing structural instability, escalating maintenance costs and environmental constraints that limit rehabilitation options.

The Parkland Recreation Board voted to approve staff's recommendation to demolish the McKinney Building on Pacific Avenue and install an interpretive marker honoring the site's resort history.

Senior Park Planner Jenny Wilson told the board the preservation consultant found the structure lacked the "structural integrity and historic authenticity" required for local, state or national register eligibility, and that environmental protections around Woodland Creek and Lake Lewis constrain potential rehabilitation. "Rehabilitation even through a private…

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