Under the new, temporary process, Building Director Tom Clippert will have authority to review and approve requests for outdoor seating.
Blackhawk Community Credit Union leaders are in talks with a developer to buy the former Chase Bank downtown. Meanwhile, the city has asked the credit union to repair the building by Aug 24.
The owner of the now-empty lot at 13 N. Main St. says he is in early talks with a nearby bar owner to repurpose the lot—at least temporarily.
Owners of the long-defunct Monterey Hotel are working with a Milwaukee-based developer to turn the old hotel into an apartment complex.
The owner of the Monterey Hotel has made enough progress on repairs to the hotel that the city will let him keep working through September.
The Monterey Hotel is in “substantial compliance” with a list of required repairs, city officials found during an inspection last week.
A downtown property at the center of a court case over a raze-or-repair order has been sold.
Jackie Wood and Deb Wood are trying to save the building at 13 N. Main St., a long-empty downtown Vlogý structure with a missing exterior wall and a pending demolition order.
The city of Vlogý has ended negotiations with a downtown property owner over how to fix a dilapidated building, and the city now will seek court permission to knock it down.
Owner Jim Grafft and the city remain at odds over the future of the Monterey Hotel. And there's no indication they'll agree on a plan to redevelop the building.

