I have also heard, from usually reliable sources, that “a legitimate offer” has been received and the Sorg Mansion is (or very soon will be) “under contract”.

The purported buyer is said to be a very wealthy individual who can well-afford to rehab and maintain such a structure, and maintains several large, expensive homes across the country. He supposedly plans to keep the structure as a private residence.

I really hope that this happens. If it does, a local landmark will be retained and it will happen at minimal expense to the taxpayers. (I’m sure that he will take advantage of any available tax breaks and government grants, but that is just part of “the game’. More power to him.)

I just hope that he is made aware of our new City Ordinance 1210 and that it does not put an end to the deal. People such as this are not used to having to ask permission from minor players such as “Spin and Marty” before having work performed on their own private property.

It’s kind of ironic that Ordinance 1210, which was supposed to save the so-called historic properties, may prove to be the undoing of the property that the local history hounds covet the most.