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September 3, 2010 in City
City may tear down part of former dairy
Property to be considered in long-term vision of Riverfront Park
The west side of Broadview Dairy, owned by the city of Spokane, is in disrepair. Most of the building is owned by Goodale and Barbieri and is still used. City park officials are hoping to tear down the city-owned section.
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City parks officials are hoping to tear down a portion of a former dairy that’s in disrepair and was the site of a recent injury that cost the city $190,000.
“The space is an increasing liability to us,” said Leroy Eadie, director of Parks and Recreation.
The city’s parks department bought a portion of the former Carnation Dairy as part of a park bond measure approved by voters in 1999. Most of the building is owned by local real estate firm Goodale and Barbieri and is in use under the name Broadview Dairy – after the dairy’s original name. But the city’s portion is unsecured and in poor condition, Eadie said.
“It’s a challenge to keep people out of there,” he said.
The city’s former dairy land, which is adjacent to Riverfront Park, was advertised as the possible site of a science museum in the lead-up to the 1999 vote, but negotiations between the Park Board and a nonprofit group working to build the museum fell through last year. That group, Mobius Spokane, announced this summer that it would open a new science center in the former downtown J.C. Penney building, which is owned by Cowles Co., owner of The Spokesman-Review.
Eadie said he met with Goodale and Barbieri officials on Wednesday to determine where the property line is within the main dairy structure. There is no wall at the location of the property line, but Eadie said Goodale and Barbieri officials would like the building torn down to the wall closest to the border. The real estate company would pay demolition costs for any part of the building on its property, he said.
Riverfront Park Manager Craig Butz said the park system also is unlikely to find a use for the old Carnation garage, which also was purchased as part of the 1999 bond. That building, which was built in 1914, is across the street and vacant.
It’s unclear what the parks department will do with the land once it’s clear. He said cost of demolition also is unknown.
“It would be very logical to try to do this at the same time as the Y demolition – if we could hook them altogether,” Butz said.
The Park Board wants to create a long-term vision for Riverfront Park that considers recent developments – including the likely demolition of the former YMCA and the scuttling of the proposal for the science museum, Eadie said. What to do with the former dairy land will be part of that examination, he said.
In the meantime, Eadie said, “what we’re trying to do is get that property cleaned up.”
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lewis8457 on September 03 at 6:46 a.m.
they have owned it since 1999 and now that the city and country is a in a economic melt down they think now is a time to demolish it?
de3 on September 03 at 9:52 a.m.
That popped out to me too - they’ve owned a derelict abandoned building for ten+ years? That’s a resource going unused - very wasteful use of taxpayer money.
Itsgodswill on September 03 at 9:58 a.m.
Lewis, I have a feeling that this:
“was the site of a recent injury that cost the city $190,000.”
is more the reason for their decision.
Itsgodswill on September 03 at 9:59 a.m.
But yes, I agree that it is strange and a huge waste.
cdaterry1 on September 03 at 11:33 a.m.
190K “injury settlement”??…..let’s see - a person chooses to trespass, “injures” themselves and because it is on “public” property they hit the lottery - having to take no responsibility or consequences for their actions because they can get a “BFL” -bottom feeding lawyer- to alleviate their pain and suffering while the taxpayer pays the bill. Another BFL trained on wall street= also known as=organized greed. But of course; this is just another person who watches all of the lawyer shows on tv and learns they do not have to take any responsibilty in life because they can hire a BFL
cdaterry1 on September 03 at 11:33 a.m.
190K “injury settlement”??…..let’s see - a person chooses to trespass, “injures” themselves and because it is on “public” property they hit the lottery - having to take no responsibility or consequences for their actions because they can get a “BFL” -bottom feeding lawyer- to alleviate their pain and suffering while the taxpayer pays the bill. Another BFL trained on wall street= also known as=organized greed. But of course; this is just another person who watches all of the lawyer shows on tv and learns they do not have to take any responsibilty in life because they can hire a BFL
Pat O'Leary on September 03 at 12:02 p.m.
Where are you getting that the injured party was trespassing? From reading about the settlement he was there as a consultant regarding asbestos remediation. He apparently slipped from a ladder supplied by the city.
However, why on earth we own any part of this dump is beyond me.
de3 on September 03 at 1:08 p.m.
cdaterry1, The person hurt was a consultant hired by the City to check for hazardous materials in the building. The city was alleged to have set up a ladder inappropriately, that resulted in a fall, causing injury, surgery, significant complications, and three months out of work for the consultant.
Please see http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/sep/03/city-to-compensate-injured-consultant/
There was no trespassing violation.
Dazzeetrader1980 on September 03 at 5:06 p.m.
As with all things they do, real estate should be on the NO NO list from these incompetents. The only reason they can do this is because they use taxpayers’ money.
What d they care? It’s not their oney. Problem is that the taxpayers pay for the mismanagement.
Sell all these goofy buildings the City bought. Pay down their ( your/our) debt and run the city like they should. Sorry..Verner’s spent over $11 million this year to date. She’s a goof who is guilty of anti business behavior and mismangement. Let’s the pros do it…instead of using tax dollars to compete with the private sector who tax money she uses against them. She should be fired. Trees and bikes is about all you’ll get form her…except mismanagement and money lost.
spokanecougar on September 03 at 5:33 p.m.
Thanks Daisy for chiming in with another one of your incoherent rants about government.
If people don’t like a certain politician, then vote them out, but last I checked Verner won her election with well over the majority of the popular vote so most people must not hate her as much as you Daisy. If she is so horrible and destroying the city and bad for business why hasn’t there been a ground swell to have her recalled? This city is good with recalling mayors, or have you forgotten about that conservative freak Jim West.
drywitt99 on September 04 at 5:59 a.m.
Daisy: Care to buy yourself a “goofy building”?
Sounds like a match made in heaven to me!!!
PS: Are you certain you don’t want to give spell check a try?
lewis8457 on September 04 at 7:53 a.m.
JIm West is the only reason streets are being resurfaced it it wasn’t for him we would have no new streets.
He was set up by the SR have they sent any lesbian emails to Verner or Kirkpatrick?
No of course not they play by the SR’s rules, west refused and for that they killed him.
Did they do a scan of all city computers and see who else was searching porn? Nope, that wasn’t the issue the issue was getting Jim out of city hall so SR could get some one more co-operative in office.
Ron_the_Cop on September 04 at 8:45 a.m.
OK folks google the MBOIUS Project for non S-R information and you will have your answer why you bought this property with park bond money in 2000 at top dollar from the Barbieris. RPS II in the works with hidden subsidies from you the taxpayer.
As for Jim West he was no longer of use to the power elite and they took him down. Hession was more favorable to their interests. Vernor was elected on a populist vote however her spine has since turned to jelly. She could have fired a few career bureaucrats that do not have the taxpayers’ best interest in mind and played hardball with the Guild e.g., Dave Mandyke (Has wood on everyone in the City), Bobby Williams (AMR and fire bonds) and budget wizard Gavin Cooley ( RPS Settlement Agreement) along with certain City Attorneys (Otto Zehm and others)