Bluffs Inn could be demolished to make way for a new development

The proposed development involves all of the Bluffs Inn property, the Oaks Steakhouse restaurant and the house between Bluffs Inn and Pizza Hut

Under a plan being proposed by the owners of the Hotel Winneshiek, the Bluffs Inn in Decorah would be demolished to make room for a new development.

Included in the plans by Rebound Winneshiek—the company that owns the Hotel Winneshiek and other hotels in the Midwest—is a request for tax assistance from the City of Decorah.  Decorah City Administrator Chad Bird says the city's Economic Development Committee will meet next Monday to discuss the proposal.  Bird says a number of options have been proposed by the new owners of the Bluffs Inn property, including a tax abatement on any new development or some financial help for the costs of demolishing the Bluffs Inn.

The Bluffs Inn properties are currently owned by Bluff's Acquisitions, LLC, a limited-liability company whose registered agent is West Union attorney Jeffrey Clements.   The hotel and the restaurant on the property are currently closed.  Signs on the property announce "Sale Pending."

The Bluffs Inn building