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Norton said she knows of three other parties other than local interests who have their eye on the Dog House, including an Oregon couple. Paul Sarkis, owner of Village Pizzeria in downtown Langley, has been pursuing the property for months. He said he has spent $18,000 in research and surveys. But Sarkis said he has been unable to come to terms with the owner, and that banks are reluctant to invest in the property without a large down payment.
Sarkis said the building, which has three floors of about 2,300 square feet each, has fallen into disrepair and would require as much as $400,000 to bring it up to standards. He said he would move his pizzeria into the basement of the Dog House, would maintain the ground floor as a restaurant and tavern, and would lease the upper floor for “the highest and best use,� perhaps a residence or a home office. Sarkis said his interest in the property remains strong, but he can’t do it alone. “When I got to $18,000, I got a little seasick,� he said of his preliminary invest-
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each, $1 million could be raised for the project. Or 100 people contributing $10,000 each. “If you can find 199 other people, I’m in for $5,000,� Heath said. “We could be the Green Bay of the West,� Waterman said, referring to the community-owned professional football team in Wisconsin.
Waterman said the city is anxious to include the Dog House on the city’s list of historic places, but that requires owner approval. Originally called the Olympic Club when it was built, the three-story building had a gymnasium on the lower floor, with a stage and auditorium on the top floor. It also housed a general store before becoming the Dog House Tavern at the end of Prohibition. Norton and Racicot declared the meeting a successful beginning in a community effort to preserve the Dog House. They agreed to compile an e-mail list and continue to explore ways to acquire
the tavern, lest it fall into the hands of developers who would tear it down and build something else. “For stuff to actually happen, the community has to be involved,� Racicot said. Racicot can be reached at 221-2441 or aaronr@z-pulley. com. Norton can be reached at 341-4606 or kim@jetcity consulting.com. Roy Jacobson can be reached at 221-5300 or rjacobson@southwhidbey record.com.
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