Western Legacy Center at standstill after JLDC decision

The dream isn’t over, but for Leonard Wortman to see the Western Legacy Center come to life, he’ll have to do it without the support of the Jefferson Local Development Council.

It was Wortman’s hope that the JLDC would vote to purchase the Roberts Building on the outskirts of Whitehall by the I-90 exit/entrance; however, they voted against such a transaction at their June board meeting, delivering the WLC yet another blow.

“I’m pretty disappointed in the JLDC,” Wortman said. “I think their focus is wrong.”