FORT PIERCE — With a plan drawn but still no money to put it into action, neither city officials nor the owner know the fate of the deteriorated building dubbed the historic governor’s house.

City commissioners, serving as board members of the city’s Redevelopment Agency, approved spending $5,000 on a conceptual design Wednesday as part of the consent agenda after already paying Trias and Associates for the work.

City historic preservation officer Leslie Olson said the plan of the house rehabilitated to its original state and a new building is a win-win solution. (more…)