To the editor:
I’d like to make a suggestion for the old Shawano hospital. I’ve mentioned this to a few people and they all thought it was a great idea. Has anyone ever thought about making some “higher end” condos or apartments out of the building for 55 and up?
I am thinking specifically for us snow birds. My husband and I have been thinking about selling our home and getting a condo, but there are very few in the area that we’d like. We really like the single ranch ones on the Wolf River on Main Street, but the only ones we’ve seen for sale are the ones with condos above them as well.
For my husband and me, it would be perfect to be able to go to Arizona for several months in the winter, not having to worry about plowing and upkeep and whether or not the house is OK while we’re gone, and we’d still be able to come back to the area for the other six months we don’t want to be in Arizona.
Granted, you couldn’t put a price on them like they do in downtown Green Bay or larger cities, but they need to be larger and nicer than just a regular apartment. I’m not sure if you’d want to sell them or rent them, but it would a year-round deal. We aren’t ready to go into one of those tiny little things.
It’s a perfect setting right there on the river. You could still have your community center and other things on the lower floor. It’s just a thought.
We are actually looking outside the area now because there really isn’t anything like that in Shawano or the surrounding area.
Kathy Novak,
Clintonville
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