W. Kingsley House Finally to Be Demolished
At its March 5, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council approved the purchase – for $185,000 – of two parcels on the northern edge of downtown Ann Arbor, at 215 and 219 W. Kingsley. The purchase will clear the way to the demolition of a long-vacant house, considered by many to be an eyesore. The money for the purchase was awarded as a pre-disaster mitigation grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which the city council accepted through a resolution passed at its Nov. 15, 2010 meeting.
The delay in the purchase of the property was due in part to the owner’s initial reluctance to sell the property to the city at the appraised price.
After the city acquires … [Full Story]