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Staff recommends removing deteriorated McKinney Building; council to consider costs in next budget review
Summary
City staff told the Lacey City Council that the McKinney Building has lost sufficient historic integrity and faces structural failure, and recommended demolition with a nearby interpretive marker; council asked staff to include demolition options and possible trailhead parking in the upcoming budget review.
City staff recommended removing the long‑deteriorating McKinney Building and said the city should honor the site with a historic interpretive marker rather than invest in what staff described as prohibitively expensive rehabilitation.
The recommendation was presented at the March 24 Lacey City Council work session by city staff and a historical researcher. Staff said the building, which dates to a 1931 rebuild of the McKinney resort complex, has sustained recurring vandalism and environmental exposure, has lost exterior historic fabric (doors and windows), and has a roof that is “near collapse.” Staff concluded the structure no…
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