Government & Politics  February 24, 2016

Cheese Importers nears OK to buy its building from Longmont

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LONGMONT — Cheese Importers, which has been leasing Longmont’s former municipal power plant since 2012, is one city council vote away from buying the building outright.

Willow River Properties LLC, the company owned by brother and sister Samm and Clara White that owns the fine-foods retailer, gift shop and French boutique café, will pay the city $901,750 to buy the 85-year-old brick building and surrounding land at 103 N. Main St. if the council gives final approval on second reading March 15.

The council approved the sale on first reading at its meeting Tuesday night.

“This was a discussion and negotiation back at…

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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