Another cold and windy day arrived, along with a little sprinkling of rain, but from the sounds of it, we’re supposed to be having storms accompanied by heavy rain, and when seeing we may possibly be getting as much as an inch and three-quarters of rain, I’m very much hoping it won’t come all at once.
With some additional free time time this morning, I did manage to get some lingering personal chores accomplished, and one of them being far long overdue. But, as they the old saying goes, we must tend to the fires that are burning the hottest.
While delivering some items to a shop which were needing restoration, I happened to run into a guy whom I’ve known for a number of years, and for quite some time, he’d been working on dismantling the old Northwest Cement Plant, and according to him, his work is done, which prompted me to ask what they’re gonna be doing about those silos, and as far as he knows, they’ll remain standing for whomever buys that land to do with what they will.
More than once, I not so kiddingly mentioned that someone ought to apply for Federal and State housing grants and turn those silos into sky-high apartment complexes. Well, when you think about it, those thick concrete silos could definitely withstand just about any form of natural disasters. Now that I’m thinking about it, perhaps high-end and tricked-out condos in a gated community would be more fitting. Can you imagine the views to be had from those upper floors? Just remember, there’s 150+ acres of land that goes with that old cement plant which could be re-purposed.
Part of my day was spent attending a funeral for the son of a long-term client of mine which was definitely a sad event considering how young he was, and as always, I ran into some familiars whom I’ve worked with over the years. Unfortunately I couldn’t stay for the luncheon they were providing, and only because I had another time-sensitive
duty to attend to. What made me very sad, was knowing I had a good conversation with the decedent not even three months ago. So terribly sad.
It looks like I’ll be getting another home listed which is located out of town these coming weeks, and since I’ve been keeping track of the owners’ progress on the update/restoration of the home, I’m confident it’ll sell in a relatively short period of time as long as it’s priced accordingly.
The other home I’ve been waiting on, is coming right along with its clean-out, so hopefully I’ll be getting a call this week to have that on the market. If the comparable sales gave me enough of an idea for pricing, then it should sell quickly as well, and only because of its style and location.
I just happened to notice today where Jeff Tierney who owns a ‘shite load’ of commercial property in Mason City, purchased Tim Schupick’s tax office building which is right next door to our Chamber of Commerce, so it looks like our ‘Welcome Center’ is moving from the building he owns across the highway from Ashley Furniture, and into Schupick’s old building. It’s assessed at $261K, but he only paid $200K for it. It would be interesting to find out how much our City will be paying as a monthly rent. The jury is still out for me regarding the amount of return our City’s getting out of paying a salary, utilities and monthly rent for the on-going promotion of our city. I’m sure many of our struggling tax payers would be curious to see those numbers.
Tonight’s One-liner is: Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
