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Council outlines pre‑marketing plan and stabilization options for historic North Ward School
Summary
The City reviewed two appraisals for the North Ward School (approx. $1.6M and $2.7M), directed staff to pursue a 5–6 month pre‑marketing and outreach campaign for adaptive reuse, and discussed temporary stabilization options including a 'shrink‑wrap' cover versus full roof replacement.
City staff on Dec. 1 presented updated condition assessments, two appraisals and a proposed marketing/disposition strategy for the North Ward School property, which contains three structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lauren Matzke, community development, said inspection results indicate roofs are near the end of their expected lives but that thermal scans showed ceilings to be dry at the time of inspection. Staff obtained two independent appraisals: one firm valued the property at approximately $1.6 million and a second at approximately $2.7 million. Matzke…
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