Dan Tackett
Special to The Courier
So, I’m not the only person around town to be concerned about the rundown strip of buildings on Chicago Street just off the downtown Lincoln square.
I’ve mentioned downtown eyesores in the past couple of columns, and it was a bit like shaking a tree and watching the fruit hit the ground. I’ve learned several other people have the same concerns – including some who have tried to purchase properties but found pending sales tied up with a lot of legal red tape.
No one was more detailed in her explanation than Becky Eimer, who wrote me an email about her frustrating attempts to purchase a couple of pieces of storefront properties. l share her story below: