Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

City plans for Longhorn building

The City of Kimball recently accepted ownership of the building that once housed the Longhorn Restaurant.

Once taxes are paid on the building, which has been deemed unsafe, it will be removed from the tax roles as the City works on grants to begin addressing the dangers.

The first item of business for the building will be to secure it, including the broken out windows on the second floor. After that, well, the plan is less clear.

“We really don’t have a lot of money to deal with the building at this time, however, my thought was to put it out to bid for design or redevelopment once we h...