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Council committee hears update on city-owned 'Bottom Dollar' building, Port Authority pullout and outreach miscommunication
Summary
Staff reported that negotiations to place the nonprofit Village of Healing in a city-owned building stalled after the Port Authority declined to manage the property; staff estimated significant remaining renovation costs (previously discussed at about $1.5 million) and the mayor apologized for a tour that became publicly visible, calling it a communication lapse.
City staff and council members on April 14 discussed the status of a city-owned building — referred to in the meeting as the “Bottom Dollar” property — and efforts to secure a tenant or manager for the site.
A staff speaker said the administration inherited incomplete renovation work from the previous term and that the amount needed to finish the building had been discussed in past meetings at roughly $1.5 million; staff emphasized they have not yet received…
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