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University Daily Kansan, October 2.1980
Commissioners tour condemned building
By JENNIFER LISTON Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
SCOTT HOOKER/Kansas staff
This building at 600 Massachusetts St. has been condemned by the City commission and a 25-cap parking lot can be constructed there.
Amercom, is trying to convince the city commissioners to
continue an continue to operate the Fat City
Toy Co. from the building.
The former owner of a condemned building at 600 Massachusetts St. is asking members of the City Commission to build on plans for a parking lot at the site.
THE FORMER OWNER, Bryan Anderson, who owns and operates the Fat City Toy Co. in the building, said that Commissioner Marci Francisco toured the building yesterday and that she instructed Bob Schnurm would see it today.
The city took possession of the building Aug. 13. Anderson is renting the building from the city for about $400 a month.
Anderson is trying to stop the city from tearing down the building to put in about 25 parking spaces just south of the new City Hall.
"I couldn't believe they'd demolish a building without setting foot in it," he said.
The city condemned the building this summer and awarded Anderson $102,000 for it. He is appealing the decision.
Anderson says the parking lot would be unnecessary and expensive. He has proposed a parking garage in the parking lot just east of City Hall.
ANDERSON HIRED an architect, John Morris, to draw up a plan for a
two-level garage and presented the plans to the City Commission last week. The commissioners voted to have the staff investigate Anderson's proposal.
Morris said the city would save $68,600 by building the garage. The garage plan would cost $3,050 for each parking space, and $7,920 for each space, according to his study. Morris said that because the city already owned the
existing parking lot, the garage would be half as expensive as the parking lot.
Mike Wilden, assistant city manager, said the city was counting on using parking meter revenue to pay off bonds used to buy the building.
Anderson, who bought the building three and a half years ago, before the City Hall was planned, said he did not buy the building for speculation.
The former owners wanted it preserved and knew that he would
restore the building, parts of which are 110 years old. Anderson said.
"I knew it would be a good site for an office eventually," he said.
Anderson said he thought some commissioners believed he bought the house.
"That's just a bunch of crap," he said.
Wildman the legal staff's opinion on commission will present to the commission by Oct. 23.
On Campus
TODAY
THE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S CLUB will honor Nancy Dykes at 1 p.m. in the Watkins Room of the Kansas Union.
The Inter-organizational Council of the BLACE STUDENT UNION will invite candidates to its meeting.
GERMAN CLUB will meet at 4:30
in the Harry Hall Lounger for a
Kaffeuneung.
The entry deadline for the IN-DIVIDUA LSWI MEME sponsored by Recreational Services is 5 p.m. in 208 Robinson.
a life-issue SEMINAR ON SEXUALITY will be at 7 p.m. in the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
AAUP will sponsor "Meet the Candidates/Meet the Faculty" at 7:30 p.m. in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union.
The School of Architecture and Urban Design will show the film, "ASCENT OF MAN: MUSIC OF THE SPHERES" at 7:30 p.m. in 3140 Wescoe Hill
The Academic Computer Center will sponsor a seminar, "ADVANCED TIME SHARING," at 7:30 p.m. in therium of the Computer Services Facility.
Actress JOANNE HAMILN will present *Choices: A Dramatic Kaleidoscope of American Women* at 8 A.M. held on Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus
Center will sponsor the ROYAL LICTENSTEN QUARTER RING CIRCUS at noon in front of Watson Library.
BIOLOGY CLUB will meet at 4 p.m. in the Sunflower Room of the Kansas Union.
OLIVER AND NAISMITH BALLS
ON Nathlashirt begins at 9 p.m.
and Nathlashirt starts at 10 a.m.
There will be an *OSERVERVATORY*
EN HOUSE at 7 p.m. in 500 Lindley
Hall.
INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP will meet at 7 p.m. in the Regionalist Room of the Kansas Union.
The Muslim Student Association will sponsor ISLAM, THE MISUN-DERSTOOD RELIGION at 7 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
The KU Folk Dance Club will sponsor INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Robinson Gymnasium.
NORMAN AND INCI BASHAR-PAIGE will present a joint faculty recital at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
The 15-mile MT. OREAD BICYCLE CLUB MOONLIGHT RIDE will begin at 9 p.m. in front of the South Park gazebo.
The Kansan welcomes items for inclusion in "On Campus." Organizations should submit written information on scheduled free activities to the campus editor at least two days before the events.
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