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MARQUETTE - The Cinder Pond Marina service building has been demolished, the casualty of a particularly cold and harsh winter.

The structure was taken down Wednesday as part of an ongoing project to plan for a new facility.

Cinder Pond provides fuel, launching, docking, and other support services for seasonal and transient recreational boaters.

Crews work on demolishing the Cinder Pond Marina Wednesday morning at Lower Harbor. The building was condemned in March after a large crack was discovered in the wall of the building. (Journal photos by Adelle Whitefoot)

A large crack was discovered on the outside of an exterior wall on the southwest corner of the marina building on March 12. The extreme frost level caused by cold-weather conditions caused the foundation to fail, city officials said.

The crack wasn't the only damage noted in the 20-year-old building. Discovered were cracks in the cement floor between the women's restroom and boater lounge and cracks in the drywall in the boater lounge ceiling.

Following the damage, the Marquette City Commission took steps to prepare for the boating season. The first of a two-phase project calls for temporary facilities that include showers and restrooms.

The second phase involves construction of a new facility.

Earlier this year, the commission approved a bid from JP Electrical Professionals Inc. of Marquette for $67,280 to reroute electrical service at the marina, a necessary task due to the building's condemnation.

JP Electrical is to reroute the utilities to maintain electrical service to the piers and pump-out and fuel systems after the structure's demolition is complete.

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