Chasing Water…

Hard to catch… water on the move that is - - better known in the hotel as water LEAKS!   Oh my… what a start to winter we have had!  For the past 7 weeks we have discovered a minimum of one new water leak each week inside the Wilson.  We fix one leak and then another one springs up either from the rotting pipes or from the roof.  The plumbing system in the hotel spans over 94 years with generations of plumbing retro fittings installed to confuse matters.  In fact, some of the original piping is STILL in operation. 

In the coming weeks we will be capping off several water feed lines that we have traced down to the top floors of the hotel and draining the lines dry.  This will eliminate the old rotten pipes from continuing to spring new leaks. The roof is another matter.  As we move forward with our construction plans we will be determining the fate of the current roofing material and determining what type of replacement roof the current framing structure can support.  

Centralia Downtown Association Creates Tourism Ambassador Program :-)

Exciting news!  Yesterday I heard from the Centralia Downtown Association Interim Director, Dan Henderson, that the CDA is creating a “Tourism Ambassador” program for 2008-2009 work years.  This is fantastic news for our growing historic downtown.  If you have not had an opportunity to read the article I last posted on the blog about the Tourism Ambassador program – it is worth a good read.