By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
The Grainery Company, leveled by a December 7 fire, will be rebuilt in its longtime First St. location in Decatur, co-owner Josh Franz has announced.
The site – located between Monroe and Jackson streets – has been cleared of most fire remnants, Franz said.
So Josh and his mother, Marge, are planning to erect a temporary greenhouse and tent at the site of the former greenhouse.
“Maybe not yet this week, but hopefully next week,” he told WZBD.com. “We are looking forward to the spring planting season.”
Franz said it is hoped that the rebuild can begin in the fall. “A lot depends on permitting,” he noted. “I’ve talked to the builder and he said the big thing is state permits.”
Since a short time after the fire, the company has been functioning in a limited capacity in the first building to its south, which is where it first began operations over 30 years ago.
The Grainery was launched after Josh’s parents, Marge and the late Ron Franz, purchased the Legge Elevator from George Fuelling in 1995.
The building had been used as a warehouse in recent years.
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