Following up on the last post, the Carbondale Tourism office has moved into the old Nest storefront, next to The Cellar. Not sure why they made the move now, since it involved shifting quite a bit of office material. the plan eventually is, when the multi-modal transport station opens, to move the tourism offices as well as Carbondale Main Street and the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce into offices on the north side of the building. Maybe the rent is cheaper in the new location? Since Carbondale Tourism is funded, last time I checked, by the hotel tax, COVIC may have hit its revenue stream pretty soundly, causing it to need a less expensive location. No evidence to back this up on my part but moving less than a block away does seem a bit odd.
126 S. Illinois is for sale. The entire building. $189K.
ReplyDeleteOwner didn't renew their lease because (in theory anyway) that will make selling the building easier with no long term leases. Or perhaps C'dale tourism just didn't want to renew in that building because they thought they might get kicked out if a new owner redevelops the property, etc.