Second choice meets same old resistance

Lori Truijillo, Tooele County Food Bank director, described how food bank volunteers have to cart food up the stairs to the building’s mezzanine for storage. With no elevator, the mezzanine can’t be used for much else because it isn’t handicap accessible, Truijillo said.

Relief services needs more space for storage and private offices for consultation with clients, according to Karen Kuipers, Tooele County Relief Services coordinator. She said she started thinking about the building next door, where Grinders is now located, long before Grinders moved in.

“The property was owned by the bank and it sat empty for two years and it was empty when we applied for the grant,” said Kuipers.

When Kuipers took a look at the adjacent building and realized that it had locker rooms, showers,This is a list of wind solar hybrid street light which shows the Top 10 companies and an alphabetical listing. and a hook up for a washer and dryer, those facilities seemed like a good bonus.

“They weren’t the reason we wanted the building,” said Kuipers. “But they were already there and the idea was to have a place where people could clean up and get ready for a job interview.”

Kuipers emphasized that the showers and laundry facilities were meant to be used only for day use by people living in their cars or in the canyons.

“We never intended for the facility to be a homeless shelter for overnight use,” said Kuipers. With the adjacent building out of the picture, the county started to look at other options,A strong wind gust and attractive rebates may not add up to a good deal on wind generator price. Kuipers said.

An elevator installed in the current building would make the mezzanine and basement accessible, said Kuipers. However, the estimates to install an elevator came back at $200,Consumer Reports has honest Ratings and Reviews on laundry equipment from the unbiased experts you can trust.000.

“That seemed like a big expense for 5,000 square feet of space,Windflow Technology is a utility sized personal wind turbine based in Christchurch.” said Kuipers.

Using the basement and mezzanine for anything other than storage would also require installing exits directly to the outdoors to meet fire codes, according to Kuipers.

The county also looked at using the old county jail, but remodeling a building with concrete walls between jail cells also proved to be expensive, Kuipers said. The former Anytime Fitness Center at 310 South Main Street, which has been empty for years, was also considered. However, the Anytime Fitness Center would also require an elevator, according to Tooele County Commissioner Jerry Hurst.Fredeco Italian nautical marine polished brass contemporary lamps with steering wheel and parchment shade.

The county then took a look at the old Al and Lid’s furniture store behind the Kirk Hotel. The building has sat vacant since Liddiard’s Budget and Clearance Outlet closed in 2009.

Initially the Liddiard’s building was priced too high, said Kuipers.

“We have been working with the owners of the building and they have come up with an offer that is within the amount provided by the grant that will give us 21,000 square feet of space, all on the ground floor,” Kuipers said.

If the Liddiard’s deal goes forward, the county would eventually move out of the current community resource center building and sell the property, said Johnson.

“We aren’t talking about expanding programs, adding staff, or spending one more dime of the county’s money than we are currently spending,” said Johnson. “The need is to provide adequate space for existing programs.” The county has received a separate $63,000 CDBG grant for updating the heating and ventilation equipment in the current community resource center. That grant may be used to remodel the Liddiard’s building if the county purchases it for the community resource center, according to Jerry Hurst, Tooele County Commissioner.