Village Board OKs Siena Center Demo, But Key Approvals Still Needed
Siena Partners, a partnership between the Racine Dominicans and Lincoln Lutheran, presented three building phases with a total construction cost of $35 million, but none of them got approved last night by the Village Board.
The Village Board approved the demolition of six buildings connected to the current Siena Center at their meeting last night. Officials with Siena Partners, a partnership between the Racine Dominicans and Lincoln Lutheran, presented three phases to the Plan Commission meeting Wednesday, but only the first phase was approved for recommendation. But Board members said they didn’t feel comfortable with moving forward with the project until they got the reports. During the meeting, Elaine Ekes, the village attorney, said she had a memorandum of understanding between Siena Partners and the Village, which requested an early start so that they can begin demolishing several wings of the main building. The agreement says Siena would pay to extend 4…
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9:40 pm on Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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