(Gazette photo) The former Town and Country building adjacent to the festival street in downtown Janesville is slated for demolition.
Blackhawk Community Credit Union officials say demolition of the quarter block-long set of storefronts on South River Street will begin October 7th.
The credit union took over the building earlier this year, receiving the former restaurant in a transfer worth $185,000 in lieu of foreclosure July 4th.
Former owners Travis and Jennifer O’Connell had been trying to sell the property after the city last fall issued raze-or-repair orders for the buildings.
City Economic Development Director Gale Price says the city hasn’t been in discussions with the credit union about any specific future plans for the property. He said the city’s ARISE plan earmarks the property for future commercial use or parking.
