That scaffolding you see along the sidewalk at the corner of First Street and West J Street is extra strong with metal I-beams at the top for a special reason. The grey plastered brick “Mason’s” building that looms over the corner of that intersection has been red-tagged as unsafe and cannot be entered because deep […]
Businesses relocate from Mason building after structure deemed unsafe
(This post has been updated from the original version) Two businesses are relocating from the old Mason’s building on the 900 block of First Street, as the building was tagged as having unreinforced masonary structural/foundational damage. According to Community Development Director Christina Ratcliffe, the building— located adjacent to what is considered the first Masonic […]