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Renovations deserves a little more respect |
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Wednesday, 06 February 2008 |
Letter from Donna M. Nelson
Valley City, N.D.
According to a recent article in the Times-Record, Dave Johnson, former city administrator, is quoted as saying, “If you renovate junk, it’s still junk.”
That’s quite a statement. Accordingly then, older buildings in Valley City that have been renovated, such as the Elks building, Rudolf Square, Landmark I (former Valley City Grocery), KOVC (former Norwest Bank), Dutton’s and the Eagles Nest Book Store (stores now occupying the former Pillar Theatre), the Barnes County Museum (former Fair Store), Central Avenue Pharmacy (original Montgomery Wards), library, and many, many others too numerous to list, are all “JUNK”!
Now that Mr. Johnson has departed, I hope that the city and county commissioners will realize that renovation in this city is a positive step, and perhaps the jail renovation should be looked at more closely. Also, those of us that have renovated and remodeled older homes should not have the same assessment as new homes and, thus, our property tax should be lowered.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 23 May 2008 )
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