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:
Starbucks planned in Lincoln
Coffee lovers will have more choices in the future.
Lincoln City Aldermen heard plans that a Starbucks restaurant will be added to the retail landscape on the city’s west side at the Tuesday night meeting.
Building and Safety Officer Wes Woodhall asked city leaders for a special use permit for a drive-thru window at 3103 Woodlawn Rd in Lincoln.
Woodhall told the council of plans for a new standalone Starbucks restaurant located near the Lincoln 126 exit along Interstate 55. BLP Logan County Properties, LLC in care of Burwell Management Company submitted a special use petition in early December 2020.