The Buena Vista mansion, built about 1849, is one of Roanoke, Virginia’s oldest homes. Scott as well as Ascension Horchler would similar to purchase the mansion to renovate for take as a intimate home, but the community has expressed some concerns. The property, used for years as a community center, would be sold to a [...]
In October 2007, the State of New York committed to funding the tens of millions of dollars essential to level retail as well as office buildings in Rochester. Just recently, a contractor was approved to begin the work. The $9.6 million project, which includes completely demolishing six buildings, three skyway bridges plus the partial demolition [...]
The historic Obici House in Suffolk, Virginia, former home of Planters Peanuts founder Amedeo Obici, is undergoing extensive renovation including asbestos as well as lead abatement before leaseholder Ronnie Rountree can turn the house as well as grounds into a golf course. The carriage house will be torn down as well as replaced with a [...]
Jefferson County School District 509-J in Madras, Oregon faces a hefty fine for violating asbestos laws in conjunction with an asbestos removal project. Two district employees are as well as on the hook for violations. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) charged that the school district as well as its employees removed asbestos floor [...]
Under current legislation, the cost for construction as well as renovation of Louisiana community schools is carried by local taxpayers, which puts schools in low-income areas at extreme disadvantage. Many of Louisiana’s 1,400 community schools are disintegrating because districts cannot afford repairs, as well as some conditions—such as asbestos as well as leaks—pose humorless health [...]
The cause of an explosion that west most of the Morristown & Morris Township Library in shambles is still undetermined. Community Service Enterprise Group (PSE&G) claims that the gas line installed at the building isn’t to blame because common gas was not detected after the explosion. They acknowledge that some gas caused the explosion, but [...]
Crews recently began demolition of the former Sears keep in the Barstow Mall in Barstow, California. Construction work started after asbestos abatement was performed. By December 1, officials hope that renovation of the aged mall will provide a recent home for offices of the San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department as well as Kids as [...]
A preliminary vision for the BoRit asbestos site was recently presented by the Community Advisory Group committee charged with determining the expected take of the site. The ambitious plan depends heavily on the Environmental Protection Agency’s success in cleaning up the toxic area that stretches through the Philadelphia townships of Ambler as well as Whitpain, [...]
The 60-year-old Benjamin Franklin Beginning Education Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois is badly in need of recent flooring. A $70,000 American Recovery as well as Reinvestment Act grant through Head Start, combined with $60,000 in District 80 funds, will make it likely. The existing carpeting is sadly worn as well as stained, but removing it [...]
Eighty-five years of hurricanes, pounding surf, salt air as well as termites possess used a toll on the Daytona Beach Pier as well as the historic building that sits on it, but two groups of prominent businesspeople are vying for permission to rebuild it. One group of local investors is proposing a raw bar with [...]
