Monna Van Ess of Citizens For A Better Pocomoke reports this information from the January, 11 Community Meeting:
Sheila Nelson will be running for the Council seat for District 1. Also, a suggestion was made to form a volunteer group to save the Armory (old police station) and make it a war museum.
good luck saving the armory, I would start fundraising immediately and ask the city to donate the building to your organization, all you would need to do is pay the taxes each year and the city would be glad to give it to you probably. last i saw, you could still use the gym
ReplyDeleteGood luck Ms Sheila... she has mine vote
ReplyDeleteForget the armory, even if the City gives it to you for free. It's a fire trap and the insurance premiums would be astronomical. Liability insurance would be out of sight, as well. Repairs to the plumbing and heating systems would bankrupt any civic organization. There is a reason it is vacant; no one with any business sense is willing to touch it.
ReplyDeleteYour friend,
Slim
I love the armory idea but I have to sadly agree with Slim. I also love that Sheila Nelson is stepping up to run for council. I don't know her but commend her for this action.
ReplyDeleteSorry to say, but you may as well forget the armory. The building is almost 100 years old and is basically a toxic waste site. It is loaded with asbestos, lead paint, lead from the bullets in the shooting range, mold and mildew. The city received a very cursory estimate to rehab the building and bring it up to current code. That estimate exceeded one million dollars. The plumbing, heating and electrical systems are all obsolete. Slim is right, there is a reason the building is empty. It needs to be torn down and the sooner the better.
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