GREEN BAY (WLUK) –The City of Green Bay is one step closer to buying a 100-year-old building.
The city’s finance committee submitted a positive recommendation Tuesday to the Common Council, which will ultimately vote on the purchase of the former Press-Gazette building.
It’s being explored as an option for the new home of the city’s police department.
For council members, purchasing the former Press-Gazette building would be a win-win.
“Worst-case scenario, we buy this building, we go through the design process and decide that it’s not going to work. We still end up with a building that’s prime for redevelopment,” said District 9 Alderperson Brian Johnson.
The building, located at 435 East Walnut Street, was built 100 years ago — and sits right next to City Hall.
The city would pay $3.6 million for the building and two parking lots.
Alderperson Bill Galvin, a former Green Bay police…
