It’s official, the former Holy Family College is going to be demolished.
During this week’s Manitowoc City Council meeting, the Council approved the demolition permit request that, as we previously reported, was submitted by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries.
We spoke with Mayor Justin Nickels who explained why the request had to be approved by the Council.
“After Mirro, the Council passed an ordinance that any structure over 100,000 square feet requires Council approval before a demo permit is issued,” he explained. “We do that to make sure you are actually not going to go in there and strip all the valuable things out of it like they did at Mirro.”
He went on to reveal that the council passed the proposal unanimously, but it was with heavy hearts.
“It’s bittersweet. That was a staple in the community for a long time,” the mayor said. “It was wonderful to tout the fact that we have a private four-year college right in the city limits. We worked with them a lot to get them into the city limits back in the day, so it’s unfortunate, but at the end of the day they need to make a business decision about what is best for them too.”
McMahon Inc out of Neenah is being tasked with the job, with the projected date sometime this fall.
