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Fulton, Il. City Council Votes


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Plans for a windmill museum in Fulton are underway. Fulton is the home of Der Immigrant, a full-size Dutch windmill sitting on the Mississippi River levee at the site of the original Lincoln Highway Bridge.

 

There was a question of what to do with the site of the new museum. There currently is a structure there called the Cramer Building. It is the old Jimmy Jones service station which operated from 1941 to 1991. Should it be razed or should it be renovated? Tearing it down could come into conflict with an existing historic preservation ordinance.

 

At the February 22nd City Council meeting, after discussion, a motion was made to destroy the old building and passed, pending a review of the historical preservation ordinance. It reads that 'No building shall be demolished within the district unless a hardship exception has been granted by a majority vote of the city council."

 

I have seen pictures of the Cramer Building and the proposed structure, and although I'm usually against demolition of old buildings, the proposed museum is a vast improvement.

 

You can see pictures of both buildings at:

www.cityoffulton.us/news/news070202_02.php

 

Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. --RoadDog

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