By
NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Susie Bernard Gress and a group that included representatives from Hutch in Harmony came to the Hutchinson City Council Tuesday morning to talk about applying to have Bernards Restaurant at 2100 South Bonebrake declared a historic landmark and getting the building taken off the list for potential demolition.
"We have received from the state an eligibility for Bernards Restaurant and Catering to be a historical landmark for Hutchinson, Kansas and the state of Kansas," Bernard said. "We met with Rick Anderson and his architect and crew from Topeka. They came down and took the time to do a site visit and went all through the building."
City Building Inspector Izzy Rivera said his whole goal is to see official plans.
"I still have to think of safety," Rivera said. "All I need is a set of plans from an architect showing how that's going to be temporarily secured. I understand that the process will take a long time. That's all well and good. I don't have a problem with that, because at that point, the building will not be deteriorating any further or at least not collapsing on itself."
Hutch in Harmony has offered their assistance in facilitating communication between Bernard and the city, so that Rivera knows how progress is going as the project continues.
"I can't speak for the council," said Mayor Jade Piros de Carvalho. "I think what we're looking for is forward movement. A plan of action, evidence that communication is occurring between the city and the planners. I think all of that will be good."
The council plans to get an update on the issue next month.