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An emergency demolition order has been sought for the heritage-listed former Port Kembla primary school, after the building was badly damaged by fire.

Owner Port Kembla Copper applied for the order this week after consulting a structural engineer.

If the order is granted, the entire first floor will likely be brought down, as well as everything above the windows on the ground floor.

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Despite the scope of the demolition plans, a consortium of residents is refusing to let go of plans to convert the 97-year-old site into a community arts precinct.

Port Kembla Copper general manager Ian Wilson said the state of the building, gutted by fire last Thursday night, was "upsetting" but securing the safety of the site was his priority.

"We need to bring it down to a single level," he said.

"I want to get on with the job as soon as possible because, as long as it's standing up there, people may be tempted to go and inspect it for themselves."

Police are investigating the cause of the fire, which is considered suspicious.

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Demolition contractors working for the city of Niagara Falls will now have to register with the city and pay a $1,000 annual fee.

The city council unanimously passed a resolution to amend a city ordinance that requires home improvement contractors to provide proof of insurance and pay a registration fee to include contracting companies performing demolitions at Monday's council meeting.

Councilman Sam Fruscione, who wrote the resolution, said the registration fee will both create revenue for the city to offset the cost of monitoring the contractors and will ensure that contractors are qualified and insured.

"It weeds out who should not be doing demolitions in the city of Niagara Falls because it's not their expertise," he said.

The fee for demolition contractors is considerably higher at $1,000 than the home improvement registration fee of $125, but will only raise about $10,000 for the city as there are between 10 and 12 demolition contractors at any given time.

Dennis Virtuoso, the director of the Department of Code Enforcement, said the fee for home improvement registration is lower than for demolitions because the two fields are very different.

"Demolition is more high risk," Virtuoso said. "You have to have more insurances and more skill to take down the building."

Demolitions are almost always performed on vacant buildings and those construction sites are more of a risk to the public, Virtuoso said.

"Plus if there are any problems and someone wants to complain that the demolition wasn't done right, now they've got a board that they can go to and file charges and we can investigate," he added. "If the guy doesn't take care of it or something we can pull his license and he's not allowed to work here anymore."

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REGENERATION of the Swainby Road area of Stockton is taking another step forward with the demolition of houses along Norton Road.

Work starts on the demolition of some homes from 206 216 Norton Road as part of the wider regeneration plans.

Already, 136 properties have been demolished on Swainby Road, Danby Road and Ayton Place.

The latest phase of works will leave 50 properties to be cleared out of a total of 186.

Stockton Council and Tristar Homes have been working with residents in the area and have been relocating householders since January 2010.

Stockton Council expects to appoint a development partner in the spring to build new homes for sale and rent.

Councillor Steve Nelson, the council's Cabinet member for housing and community safety, said: "Stockton Council is committed to delivering an ambitious regeneration programme across the borough as one way of working towards ensuring all residents can enjoy good quality housing.

"We have consulted with residents throughout the regeneration of the Swainby Road area and this latest phase of works is a further step towards redevelopment of the area.

As well as the demolition work on Norton Road, the council is starting a range of highways works on Norton Road and Talbot Street to help with the expected increase in traffic when the North Shore Academy opens in April.

The works include:

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THE City Government of Zamboanga has scheduled the demolition of all illegal structures and obstructions in the highways and roads right of way next week.

Mayor Celso Lobregat said the demolition is in line with the circular issued by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which has sought the City Governments assistance for the immediate clearing of highways and roads right of way of all illegal structures.

A task group, which composed of the District Engineer as the head and personnel from the City Engineers Office, City Administrators Office, City Mayors Office specifically City Licensing Division and the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), was formed to oversee the enforcement of the DPWH circular.

According to Lobregat, the task group will make the rounds of the different villages starting from Tetuan to Licomo in the east coast and from Baliwasan to Labuan in the west coast on Monday to check on all illegal structures built along highways.

He said the owners of illegal structures will be given notices to voluntarily clear the highway within one week to ten days after which the task group will be back to undertake the demolition.

The City Legal Office has opined that such illegal structures are per se considered nuisance and that no Court or legal procedure is necessary to enable the task group to conduct the demolition.

Lobregat said the number of structures to be affected cannot be determined as of yet but stressed that the owners/care takers of such structures will be properly notified.

Lobregat had a series of meetings with village chairmen both from the east and west coasts of the City together with representatives from the DPWH, City Engineers Office, ZCPO and other concerned agencies to discuss about the impending demolition. (Bong Garcia)

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A multiyear campaign to save the former St. Nicholas Church by a small contingent led by parishioners has come to an end with the demolition of the historic Troy Hill landmark.

The building, which the nonprofit Preserve Croatian Heritage Foundation had fought to turn into a national museum dedicated to immigrants, is expected to be completely torn down in the next 10 days.

"In the 12 years we've been working with the diocese, we've learned that money is their only concern, not the thoughts of their parishioners," said the foundation's chairman, William Vergot, who was married in the church -- as were his two children. "I'm really concerned that the bishop's heart didn't soften to see how great this could be for Pittsburgh."

Tuesday's announcement of the demolition by the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh comes one day after the parish rejected a $300,000 offer for the building by the city's Urban Redevelopment Authority, which intended to sell it to the foundation for $1.

The offer was developed for more than a month and made before Christmas. Those with knowledge of the deal said the diocese gave verbal indication that it would be accepted and wanted to close the deal by last Friday. But on Monday, the city learned the offer was rejected.

"I can't understand why in the world they would want this church down so badly," city council President Darlene Harris said. "I can't understand why they wouldn't let them preserve some of their heritage. I can't understand the heartlessness of this."

Ms. Harris said she was also befuddled by the parish's decision to spend money on demolition and therefore open themselves up to liability if it caused damage to the hillside or surrounding area.

"It may cost them a lot more than what it would have if they had given it away," she said.

Bishop David Zubik said the parish, which provided a recommendation to him against the offer, was firm in its decision to demolish the property after the city dropped an appeal to a Court of Common Pleas ruling that granted the parish the right to take down the church. He said the building was in "precarious condition," posed a danger and had cost the parish $360,000 in maintenance since it closed.

"They really felt there could be a catastrophe if the building was not disassembled," he said.

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