YES, SOME WORK IS BEING DONE AT THE SCENE OF JANUARY'S FIRE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. THIS IS THE ATIENZA DENTAL BUILDING. THE SOUTH WALL WAS
EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY THE FIRE AND THE ROOF. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS NOW A BRAND NEW WALL, FINISHED OFF TO MATCH THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
THE ROOF HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NOW INTERIOR WORK IS BEING DONE.
NOTE, THEY HAD TO HAUL AWAY ABOUT A 10 FOOT WIDE SWATH OF DEBRIS TO WORK ON THE WALL. YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT TO THE RIGHT, SOUTH, IS THE
BIG MESS. PEOPLE ARE GETTING ANGRY ABOUT NOTHING BEING DONE.
THE MAJOR PHARMACY RETAIL BUILDING PROPOSED FOR DOWNTOWN, IS NOW ONLY A POSSIBILITY AND A FINAL DECISION HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THIS FALL. THE COST TO HAUL AWAY THE RUINS WILL BE COSTLY....A HALF TO A MILLION DOLLARS. THE CITY DOES NOT OWN THE BUILDINGS AND THEREFORE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE. KEEP TUNED.
ANYWAY, WHAT HAS BEEN DONE, AS YOU SEE ABOVE, LOOKS NICE.
DENNIS VOY