Brick by Brick: YWCA receives needed repairs – The-review

YWCA receives needed repairs By STEPHANIE UJHELYI sujhelyi@the-review.com Published: June 7, 2017 3:00 AM

When the Ohio History Connection's Building Doctors were in town last fall, something caught their eye.

Although the YWCA of Alliance had been awarded $18,000 in Community Development Block Grant money from the 2016 allotment for window replacement, the west wall of the local landmark appeared problematic and needed to be a priority, explained agency director Gloria Whiteley-Magrath, whose office is one of two potentially affected by the issue revealed during an environmental review.

"A contractor said that the wall was still structurally sound but did note the issues," she said, adding that the funds award also had included replacement of the historic brackets on the building's eaves as well as repairs to the building tower. "The top priority was definitely the wall, as the contractor agreed that the windows would hold."

Throughout this week, employees from Coon Restoration enjoyed good weather while making the masonry changes.

Magrath said that due to the YWCA's local landmark status, the Alliance Historic Preservation Commission also was consulted on the project.

Richard Lott, the city's community development planner, did confirm that officials still haven't received their final 2017 CDBG numbers yet; however, if the allotment stands true to prediction -- equal to last year's -- then the YWCA of Alliance will receive $24,400 to replace those 11 windows.

The Building Doctors also visited the city's other public facility applicant, Alliance Fire Department's Station No. 3 (Mount Union), which apparently impressed, according to Lott. Assistant Fire Chief Danille Kemp's application for facade work to help with energy efficiency and repair the roof also was funded in this year's cycle.

The Ohio History Connection was "thrilled that the station is still in use after all these years and well maintained," he concluded.

Attempts to contact a representative for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development were unsuccessful Tuesday.

Continue reading here:
Brick by Brick: YWCA receives needed repairs - The-review