Please let Ms. Briarmoon have her say and please do not take her off the air. She is great entertainment.

Normally I am all for everyone having a right to their opinion and am a huge fan of "agreeing to disagree" but Briarmoon is the exception. She is a nuisance to this community and I really wish the Gazette would stop highlighting the chaos she creates. Please, do us a favor and stop embarrassing our community with her outlandish propoganda.

troublemaker"and in a rush for no good reason"

Cant you read. This has been going on FOR YEARS. FIX OR REPAIR OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

There was no rush here AT ALL!

"You can bet it will become a valuable parcel due to it's location and that the future owner will have acquired it for nearly nothing."

AGAIN please read my comments-CURRENT SET backs will not allow anything there!
Maybe the neighbor would like a bigger yard.


TJ- I agree a KAB ATUNT. I bet owner still doesn't care and wont ever pay the $25k bill for this. I believe if you watched HER show about selling this building he was about $50 k behind on taxes etc.

WATCH her silly show and SEE why she cannot sell this building . When she walks you through it she points out all the faults and doesn't mention it could be fixed. VERY INTERESTING TO WATCH. I see why she doesn't close more than 3 homes a year- FACT- look at Realtors reports!!

Oh paleeezzzzze! The owner was to salvage what he wanted before HE paid to have the building demolished by a private party of his choice. He never responded in the 9 months he had to do this. He knew the city was demolishing the building and when. NOW he wants to salvage? Then give him a 5 day time limit and make him pay to haul it away and clean the site up. Ridiculus, this is just another KAB stunt because she is forever mad at the city and wants to cause trouble. She thrives on any attention she gets so let's stop giving it to her.

Troublemaker, your name fits you well.
This was in no way a rush job. Wake up, this has been on going for years. The owners had plently of time to make the proper repairs.

Troublemaker: Rush is not the operative word when one has to drive by that corner everyday. Now I get to see a pile of rubble for months to come. Yipee!

In rush?!?! This was done in a rush?? How many months/years has this been discussed and NO action was taken by a responsible party to address the issues.

You can bad-mouth Ms. Briarmoon all you want, but the reality is that the "civil servants" employed by the City acted inappropriately and in a rush for no good reason. There were a lot of things in the works that needed time to sort out through legal channels. The damage can't be undone now. It will be interesting to see what power-brokers control that piece of real estate a few years down the road. You can bet it will become a valuable parcel due to it's location and that the future owner will have acquired it for nearly nothing.

It seems a little late to decide to start a salvage operation... that should have happened before the doors, book shelves, flooring, lumber, etc. were crushed. It probably (I really have no idea) would have been easier to remove the lead paint from those bricks while they were still ON the walls... Sure.. they will probably be able to pick through and get some scrap metal.. Everyone keep that in mind. The next time you have to have one of your buildings torn down.. do all the salvaging in the weeks PRIOR to demo. ; )

Heard on the radio this morning that the owner wants an extension on the clean-up of the debris so he can go through it and salvage items. But they also said that there was asbestos in the ruins and the bricks are painted with lead paint.

If the city has to return the debris to the demolition site I hope they mix it with a lot of slimy stuff that KAB will have to sift through.

I'm wondering if KAB has a manifesto? Hate to see a Discovery Channel incident happen in Janesville. JMO

I heard that Ms Briarmoon successfully obtained a "cease and desist" order from a judge to stop all work on the site and that any debris that had already been taken to the dump had to be returned to the property.

REALLY ? ? ? You go to city hall and ask for employees to hand over a slice of their pizza, just because you THINK it may have been bought with tax payer money....Good golly what some people will not do, just to keep their name in the paper. IMO she is a bit off her rocker. Seriously (no sarcasm just asking), has anyone ever attempted to get her a psych evaluation? There are several well documented events that have shown some sort of mental instability. If I was to do anything like that I am sure I would be sent off to Mendota for a evaluation.

KAB filed an appeal to halt the clean-up of the Case demolition site so the owner can salvage the bricks. Does the owner even want the bricks? If he did, he would have had to demolish the building himself. How can KAB file an appeal when she doesn't own the building? Now it has to go before the Zoning Board of Appeals which will halt clean-up until the end of October. This woman has become a menace to the city and is costing taxpayers money.

My comment got removed and all I mentioned is what was printed in the gazette about the pizza incident. People on here are name calling and not getting removed. Can someone enlighten me??

frogger I cannot recall what I posted but it must have violated something. She is a nut no question. I will leave it at that since the post police are watching.

Emmmm Geri's fries they were the best.

Oldvet/ City work usually ceases at 3P.

jayem- BEST fries ever!!!

OOPS. My opinion is she is a freak. I cannot prove it even with the facts she has shown us!!

TJ "a piece of pizza because tax payers paid for it. Could somebody explain this to me?"


Simple............
FREAK!


Pretty sure the employees pay for their own lunch.

She will park at the library WHERE SHE ISN'T allowed to either. Right under the NO PARKING HERE sign.

SHE has her own set of rules to go by!

Yes facts- WHAT did all of you say.

Write is nicer so we all can see ! )


Building on Court was a couple blocks before Atwood. Across from court house. Hope that helps.

I knew one came down a bit ago and a lot with grass is there. Maybe I am confused. Maybe that grassy lot was always there and this is the one that was supposed to come down with relocated tenants. Maybe two came down. It is crazy how a building is there one day and gone the next. Then grass in one week.

I watched the video of case building and about leveled in the 3.5 minutes it played. I bet 10 minutes and ready to scoop it all up.

Where was the building on East Court?

Well they got three of us in one swipe but we can stil type with one hand. I wonder if KAB thought maybe that pizza had rights? I mean it was going to be eaten so maybe it has the same rights as a razed building. Janesville should post all buildings being razed. And KAB can be there to provide entertainment. The city could sell tickets and have popcorn and maybe a pony ride.

They demolished the East Court Street apartment house at the same time as Case because Andreah protested both demolitions. She could only be at one. What a shame the city has to schedule around one person. I can tell you I was in the apartment house after it was vacated and it was awful. There was no way you could bring that dump back from the brink.
I do wonder why Andreah would go into the city employee break room and demand a piece of pizza because tax payers paid for it. Could somebody explain this to me? Someone said that all the drama and bizzare behavior is simply for attention, good or bad.

I'll bet they stopped hauling debris away because Briarmoon's son threw himself on top of the pile. There's hope yet! Keep the Case Feed Building!!

still should level bad brads.

work has ceased on hauling the debis away. Something is up...

Slightly off topic but I wonder if the final Alliant bill will ever be paid? All summer I've seen lights on and a ceiling fan going on the second floor.

omg...who cares. It was a dumpy place in a questionable part of town. never understood all the support to keep it standing...

KAB said something about "constitutional rights"


YES the neighbors have a right to live in a safe place. The place is FALLING down. The owner had the RIGHT to keep it safe and UP TO CODE. He has been warned FOR YEARS. TO fix it or else. Sound familiar KAB!!! You see what happens when you don't follow RULES and codes. It has nothing to do with the constitution!!


NICE hat in the listing BTW.

They said it was coming down BEFORE school started. WELL that was yesterday.

I hope comments on Case are not down. I heard on radio yesterday SHE was told it was coming down(Tues) today. WELL somebody is smart and told her the incorrect day. NO they are not against you just smart. Do you really think they want another scene??? It is NOT your building just because you list it. If you listed for what you said in the first article "around $85" Maybe somebody would have bought it. She got this scheme in her head that the city would buy it. I BELIEVE this is where the $275 K ish List came from. It is sad it is gone but it's time has come.



Article says owner will redevelop property????

The setbacks will not allow anything to be put there. Just like the bar that burned down. Parking lots all around- yippee ! (


Yada- Luke bought that a few years ago to add to Luke someway. He mentioned a drive in (or threw)ice cream place. I think drive in. Maybe in 2011-2012 is the plan.


Building on Court Street Hill came down at the same time yesterday.

weeds - Sounds like a section 5120.

That Pizza incident cracks me up.
For years Ms Briarloon has advocated for a community center in the 4th ward. Where is she now when a homeless shelter housed in the old K of C building is having difficulty? Gee! with her help it could be a homeless/community center and eventually be demolished after ownership is muddled and the building is neglected.

The Gazette may want to edit out the Briarmoon part of the video to save other innocent people from the embarrassing feeling of actually seeing her in action. I just rolled my eyes and mumbled, "You gotta be kidding me....". There's 30 seconds of my life lost along with lasting damage to my mental well-being.

yada...that former coffee house location is owned by the Luke's Custard owner and will be turned into a drive-in style ice-cream shop. I think the story on that was in the Gazette a week or two ago.
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As for this eyesore...FINALLY!! It was obvious nobody was going to restore it, so it had to go. I hate seeing historical buildings go, but it was time for this.

wahoo_35 - Season kicks off this week. Won't expect to see you there. Just the 1,000 other fans. After all, those that don't attend just assume that nobody else does. Now, back on topic.

Could this be the future site of the new ice rink? It would make sense, because once it becomes unused and vacant the city would know where to come to tear it down.

Was that Adriah Briarmoon in the video? The lady who said something about "constitutional rights"? I got a message for her. Keep up on your property maintance and you won't have this problem! Yes I agree it's sad this had to happen. But the building was dangerous to the people and property around it. A little pride in taking care of your property goes a long ways!

Woooo: Have you been in Bad Brad's lately? Quite nice in there. Also it is not abandoned or in disrepair. The city is concerned with hazards not well kept, taxpaying properties.

Asbestos Abatement was done prior to the demolition. Because it is a prime commercial corner, I doubt it will remain an empty lot. The sign was salvaged for historic value and the owner of the building has first dibs. If he doesn't want it, the city will display it somewhere as part of city history. Because of the lead paint on the bricks the city cannot be liable in any way. Even with a waiver, lead and asbestos liability remains with the demolition party. I also think that the bricks belong to the owner and the city can't sell or give them away.

The signs went with the city pickup truck. We have been told by the city that the bricks cannot be salvaged due to lead paint on them, as well as various liabilities, (for which there must be no waivers...) But regardless, there apparently there is too much red tape for the city to act as a salvage company for the materials, in relation to the property owner.

yada: I heard that the nearby custard shop owns that piece of land and wants to expand.

I am interested in the old case sign if anyone knows what happened to it. and maybe a brick too.

The coffee shop at Mt Zion and Milton Avenue was also demolished. How come?

Asbestos - Just curious because it was mentioned in the article. Did the city workers and others hired to demolish the building wear protective air devices during demolition? I would think that tearing the building down would be hazardous to those working if asbestos is in the air.

Be sure to check out the video. It's...interesting.

should have torn down bad brads at the same time.

They really wanted $250k ??? HAAHAHAHAHAHA! Not even worth 100k.

I remember going into this store one time when I was a kid. It was a very nice place, the service was great and I remember it feeling very homey there. Wonder what's going to take it's place now.

andiwonder/ Because the city didn't own the building they did not have the right to remove anything except toxic or flammable items. The owner had ample time to salvage any metal or other items if he wanted them before the demolition. The city never heard from the owner at any time. They removed the signs and will give them to the owner, or preserve them for historic value if the owner doesn't want them.

What a shame now this part of or history can never be replace. We the voters need to do the same with the elected officals OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW.

now on to the tallmen house

Listing here:
http://wisconsinhomes.com/listing/152545...
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The trouble was the necessity of up to $180,000 in repairs just to bring it to maintenance code levels. Even a $1 purchaser with tax credits in hand would have had difficulty getting a loan.

If the city is demolishing the structure, then why is there a picture of the city workers removing the aluminum sign? If they are recycling it, did the city go through the entire building and take out the electrical wires (copper) and cast iron pipes?

However much it was to be sold for, the cost to fix it was way too much. An era has now ended.

How much were they trying to sell it for?