Businessman eyeing pharmacy building
Posted on July 1: The Altamont Pharmacy building has been sitting empty for some time now, and while there have been some interested buyers, nothing has panned out for the old building. Now Mark Camp - one of the current owners of the building - is ready to do something about that. Camp says he plans to purchase the entire building and divide it into three smaller retail spaces. “There will be two spaces facing Perry, and one toward the back that will be more like an office space,” Camp said. One tenant is ready to move in – though Camp won’t say who it is – and depending on financing he hopes the building will open in fall.
Posted on June 28: The Spokane Parks and Recreation Department is pleading with folks to not feed the ducks. For the last two years the parks department has spent a lot of time, energy and money on educating park guests about why feeding the ducks bread is a bad, bad idea. Bread is like fast food for ducks: they get fat, yet are malnourished because they stop looking for their natural food when full of bread. Easy access to bread brings more ducks to the park ponds than what the eco-systems there can handle and the water quality becomes nasty. Bad water quality hurts other wildlife such as turtles and frogs – and finally, some ducks never migrate like they are supposed to because they stay where the fast food is readily available.
Reader comments:
Posted by spokaencougar on July 6 in response to new life in the Altamont Pharmacy building: “Now all we need to do is figure out how to get the Hico cleaned up. Really tired of going there and seeing these pathetic loser wannabe gang bangers hanging out there blasting there crappy music and being just all around pathetic losers. That place is gross and the owners of the building need to clean it up a little bit and try and get the loser wannabe G’s out of there.”
Posted by rpatterson on June 28 in response to crime prevention tips: “I live in S. Perry and I leave my porch lights on all night – always have. I also feel better about walking though the neighborhood when others leave their lights on too. If we want a walkable, safe and welcoming neighborhood the little things like this matter. Leaving porch lights on, walking to the park, walking the dog around the block and smiling at your neighbors makes everyone feel like they are part of a vibrant community. I may not know all of my neighbors’ names, but I know what they look like and who lives in what house. The cost to power a 60 watt bulb 24 hours a day is $2.70 a month. The cost to power a 60 watt equivalent CFL (13W) 24 hours a day is 58 cents a month. Costs were calculated using current Avista electricity prices for Spokane residents.”
Coming up on the blog:
The South Perry Fair and Parade is right around the corner on July 17, with the parade beginning at 10 a.m. followed by a fair and live music in Grant Park. Volunteers and vendors are still needed. The link to download parade entry forms is http://www.eflc.org, or call the Emmanuel Life Center at (509) 535-1645.