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i � I I LAW OF�ICES OF � COGDILL. DENO & MILLIKAN ' W.MITCHELL COGOILL 3 TNIPTY�TWO SOUARE ��EY�PHONE 258�6111 �i JAMES E.DENO 3232 ROCKEFELLER AVENUE � AREA COCE 206 KENT Mi�uKAN EVERE7T.WASHINGTUN 88201 I D�VI�C.SWEETWOOD BFIAN C.DALE . � August 2, 1983 � r' 1 I MR. DOUGLAS A. BUDDEN Chief Inspector City Hall inspection Department � Everett, Washington 9820� a RE: ! 3401 Broadway_(Tourist_Cafe)J�,� Dear Mr. Budden: Thank you for your letter of July 26, 1983. Follev�ing your meeting with John Netzley and me, we contacted the builder for a cost estimate as to the cost necessary to repair the Uuilding. The initial estimate which we received indicated to us that the cost to repair would exceed the economic value of the building. We then contacted Mr. Earl Bently who is the tenant and the operator of the Tourist Cafe. Mr. Bently advised me that he enjoyed running the Tourist Cafe, that many people in the neighborhood enjoyed and utilized the cafe, and ihat for many people it was considered to be a long and important part of the city's past and a place that they simply enjoyed going to. He advised us that he would like to keep the cafe open, but he could only do so if repairs could be made on an cconomic basis. He then advised us that he knew some people who might be willing to concri.bute services to repair the building sufficiently to keep the city happy. He contacted some old friends of hi.s which included Mr. Bil� Finley, AIA. Mr. Finley went down to the cafe and was o£ the opinion that suitable repairs could be made at a relatively modest expense, but that they would probably have to be done by a contractor. He then advisei Mr. Sently that he would have some contractors get in touch with him and give us an idea as to their opinion of the cost to repair the building. Unfortunately, during this interim no time table was deteloped L—_. _ i� e