Now that some response has come forward on the National Voting Rights Museum’s future, it seems the public will still have to wait as the issue is sorted out by the owners of the building.

While the cost to bring the former museum building up to code has not been released, we can guess that the cost to fix everything necessary for the building to be considered safe again will be pricey.

There are numerous groups that claim the building is a historical site and should be brought up to code.

There are others who claim that the building is taking up space, and if it is falling apart, allow the building to be demolished so that something new can come from it.

We understand both sides.

After all, Selma is a historic city with rich Civil Rights Era events that give us our claim to notoriety.

However, we do understand the need for new things whether infrastructure or businesses.

Perhaps it is time to let this building go, and allow something else to come from it.

Faya Rose Toure’s comments about an “unsightly hole” on Water Avenue are valid, but we believe that if this building is demolished, there are possibilities of what to do with the empty space that is left over.

A new business could come in and want to utilize the space, it could be turned into a small park or sitting area or a community garden.

There are possibilities beyond just a hole on Water Avenue.

Regardless of the decision, one must be made.