Summary
Shriners - those guys who wear funny hats and ride red motorcycles - aren't accustomed to being in the spotlight, other than when parading or conducting charitable activities. But the members of Charleston's Beni Kedem Temple are center stage in a public controversy over some of the most valuable real estate in West Virginia.
Charleston Mayor Danny Jones covets their property, which is bordered by the Civic Center and the Charleston Town Center. The two acres includes the Fifth Quarter Restaurant land at 2001 Clendenin St.See the full content of this document
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What's Under the Funny Hat?
Jones says the city needs the land so the Civic Center can expand.
One Charleston commercial real estate broker who asked to remain anonymous has said he knows at least one developer wants to build a hotel downtown. The Shriners say they've had two or three offers for their property. They've had an appraisal done but decline to make th...See the full content of this document
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