La Salle to inspect Maytag building, Kaskaskia Hotel in January

The city of La Salle will be performing inspections at two CL Real Estate Development properties in the new year, after residents asked for an update of the properties.

The former Kaskaskia Hotel and Maytag building will be toured Wednesday, Jan. 8, by Building Inspector Dennis Hocking, Special Counsel Sheryl Churney, City Engineer Brian Brown and Fire Chief Jerry Janick.

The inspections will begin at the Maytag building, which is the site of a proposed brewpub and apartments, and move to the Kaskaskia.

Hocking provided an update during Monday’s council meeting, saying Churney drafted two letters hand delivered by him to CL demanding inspections of both buildings.

“CL Real Estate rather quickly responded,” he said.

Hocking said once the inspections are completed and everything is documented on the status of the buildings, then the city will respond.

“We do have a new point of contact,” Hocking said. “I believe he responded very quickly to our members so we’re off to a good start.”

Hocking said he believed CL addressed the structural issues they were asked to respond to last time without anything formal.

The aldermen asked Hocking about the sidewalks in front of the Maytag building. Brown said the city had resolved the issue.

La Salle inspected the buildings in the summer of 2022.