Building 7: Controlled Demolition
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1/2/2014 - South Side Leader
Miller said the state grant program was established through a settlement from a suit against banks that used practices that spurred on the foreclosure crisis. Ohio received $95 million, and $3.7 million of this was allocated to Summit County. Of that amount, $500,000 was available outright, and the rest required a match from local communities participating in the program.
Communities had the option to lien back their local match portion of the demolition costs to the homeowner, and they had to use their matching funds first before accessing county grant money, Miller added.
The process to demolish a home through the grant program involved administrative work on the part of the participating communities. After identifying homes to be included under the grant program, the actual demolition process included completing asbestos abatement, clearing the home of all items inside, filling the basement in once the home was demolished, capping the well and crushing the septic tank.
Demolition of substandard homes were easier to accomplish if owners agreed to the process, according to participating community officials.
Miller said all demolitions using Moving Ohio Forward grant funds had to be complete by Dec. 31, with paperwork due by Jan. 31, 2014.
In the South Side News Leader coverage area, Springfield led the effort to clean up vacant and blighted homes. According to Miller, the township got $381,037, with $100,000 provided through the local funds match.
Zoning and Planning Administrator Patricia Ryan said the township had participated in a similar grant program in 2007 that took down a large number of structures so officials were interested once again in taking part. She said 44 properties were taken down by the end of the year.
I think the current grant has helped immensely by eliminating structurally deficient, blighted and/or vacant residences from neighborhoods, and in the long run [this] will improve the values of the remaining properties, she said. All in all, the reactions of the neighbors [have] been extremely positive. Many neighbors came out to watch the demolitions, and in a few instances, cheered. The property owners who signed waivers were thankful that they did not have to pay the full cost of the demolition, which in some instances had kept them from taking the structures down earlier. Many were relieved and thrilled that they now had a clear lot to rebuild or sell.
Ryan said there are a lot more homes that should be torn down, and added township officials are committed to making such improvements. She said the township has routinely allocated some money for nuisance abatement demolitions every year.
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Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun
Residents of some estate in Pakoto area of Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State, on Thursday, appealed to the state government to stop the demolition of houses in the communities.
In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ifo, residents of the affected estates urged Governor Ibikunle Amosun to invite them for a meeting to resolve issues arising from the demolition exercise.
NAN reports that the estates include Pacific, Anuoluwapo, Ikeoluwa and Gods Own.
They belong to the Community Development Association of Ifo Local Government Area.
More than 100 houses have been reportedly demolished in the estates.
The Chairman of Ifo Local Government Council, Mr. Solomon Ogunrinde, told NAN that the demolished houses were on a land acquired by the Lagos University Teaching Hospital in 1979 to build a hospital.
Ogunrinde said that a Memorandum of Understanding on the land was signed in 2010 by the traditional rulers of the communities and the management of LUTH.
He said that out of 2,045 hectares of land, 1,000 were given to the state, 750 to the communities and 250 to LUTH.
The chairman said that the residents were surprised to see government tractors on December 31, 2013 demolishing their houses.
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Watching the old Brighton Surf Life Saving Club building being demolished came with a twinge of sadness for club patron and life member Maurice Bell, who helped build it back in 1976.
However, despite all his memories of the old building, Mr Bell, who was president at the time it was built, was pleased the $465,000 project to build a new club was taking another step forward.
''It's a big step for our new club to see the old one come down,'' he said.
It took only about half an hour for the building to be flattened yesterday morning, leaving the way open for work to start on the new building on January 20.
''The great thing about it is that Fulton Hogan have donated their time and machinery to do the job, and we have club members providing security.''
The club also wanted to thank G.J. Gardner Homes, which was taking on the surf life-saving club as a community project and had provided a temporary clubhouse.
''Without G.J. Gardner's support we could not do this.''
The new 330sq m building, due to open about halfway through this year, would be a facility for the whole community and not just the life-saving club, Mr Bell said. The old building had limitations in terms of storage, and to add to it was not economic.
Rebuilding committee convener Scott Weatherall said the project was about ''future-proofing'' the club for another 35 years.
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FLEMINGSBURG | Demolition of the old pool hall building along South Main Cross Street in Flemingsburg has been completed.
According to Mayor Marty Voiers, demolition on the building was completed in late December.
"All the work within the contract has been completed," Voiers said. "We left a few side edges, such as the corners of the building. It doesn't look nice, but we did it because it provides more stability. Eventually, we plan to find a way to cover those up."
Voiers said he is unsure about the future of the site, but will discuss it with city council.
"Once things have settled down a bit, we will decide where we want to go from here and what the future of the spot will be," Voiers said.
In the past, Voiers mentioned the possibility of building a deck for public use.
The demolition began in October and was completed by Willie Jarrells for a total of $60,000, according to Voiers.
According to Voiers, the building has needed demolition for some time, due to the increasingly instability and danger of collapse.
In July, council voted to approve the sale of the building, after debating the best course of action. Two bids had been presented to the court for demolition, but both were too high.
R.J. Construction offered a bid of $111,081 to tear down the building, while W. Thomas offered a bid of $135,000.
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Los Angeles prosecutors charged that Becker built a Hollywood Hills West mansion with such disregard for public safety and building codes that he should be held criminally liable for the death of a Los Angeles firefighter who was crushed by a thousand pounds of ceiling while battling a blaze there in 2011.
Becker, 49, was set to go on trial for involuntary manslaughter and faced up to four years in jail. But on Friday, the case came to an abrupt end with a judge agreeing to a deal that will keep the architect in jail for a total of only six months in exchange for a no-contest plea.
Prosecutors, the victim's family and firefighters opposed the resolution, saying Becker deserved more punishment. About 15 uniformed firefighters attended the court hearing Friday to lend their support. More than 400 firefighters submitted letters to the court.
In offering the deal, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Perry questioned the strength of the prosecution's case. He suggested that a Los Angeles building and safety inspector who reviewed Becker's home may share some of the blame.
The inspector, Brad Bescos, signed off on the house three months before the fire, according to court records. During an interview with investigators and then in his testimony at a preliminary hearing in 2012, Bescos offered conflicting accounts about whether he saw some of the building code violations or whether Becker might have hidden them during an inspection. The confusion damaged the inspector's credibility in the eyes of the judge.
"There are serious issues of proof for responsibility of the loss of life," Perry said.
Deputy Dist. Atty. Sean Carney, who had offered Becker a plea deal of two years in jail, criticized the judge's offer Friday, saying it missed an opportunity to send a stronger message to architects who might be considering skirting the rules.
"It is a sentence that undermines any deterrent effect that says they can blame it on city bureaucracy's negligence," Carney said outside the courtroom, flanked by firefighters.
"I don't think six months in jail is worth what all these guys went through," retired firefighter Kevin Mulvehill tearfully told reporters. "Everyone who responded has a life sentence."
After 11 years of designing massive villas on a Spanish island, Becker had set his sights on a new challenge: a lot on Viewsite Terrace straddling a hillside a mile up from West Hollywood's ritzy Sunset Plaza.
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UPPER FRUITLAND The happiness from World War II veteran Paul Anderson's face could not be erased as he walked into his kitchen Monday.
Anderson, 93, built his house, located in Upper Fruitland off of Old Navajo 36, approximately 60 years ago. But a fire on Dec. 14 left a large hole in the kitchen ceiling, exposing electrical wires and charring insulation and roof trusses.
Katherine Charley, Anderson's daughter, contacted The Daily Times about the situation and asked the public for help to repair the house.
The San Juan County Fire Department determined the fire started when a stove pipe in the roof failed. The pipe either grew too hot, had been the wrong type or had deteriorated over the years because of use, explained San Juan County Fire Chief Doug Hatfield.
After The Daily Times story was published Dec. 19, Ireke Cooper, president of Cooper Fire Protection Services Inc., contacted Charley to learn about the situation and to inspect the damage.
Cooper then organized a group of volunteers from inside and outside his company to repair the house in time for Christmas.
"It's our opportunity to say thanks in a meaningful way because there are not many World War II veterans left," Cooper said, adding that both of his grandfathers were veterans.
His company donated materials, equipment and construction labor, and he also contacted area businesses to see if they could donate materials and time to complete the repairs.
That call for help was answered by Central Flood Management, which loaned equipment and helped with project planning, coordination and construction labor.
Castle Rock Builder Services helped with material procurement and construction labor. Construction labor was also provided by Tattoos with Luster. Valencia Insulation donated insulation, Westates Supply donated a new water heater and installation accessories and Kwall Paint gave discounted paint.
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