Did your Youngstown councilperson attend the deconstruction meeting last night? I know Janet Tarpley (ward 6) and Annie Gillam (ward 1) were in the room. Someone said they saw Paul Drennen (ward 5).
Campbell Mayor Dill was there.
I thought of these questions after the meeting.
How does the deconstruction crew prevent the on site theft of the salvaged materials just removed from the building being deconstructed? The process takes about three days. Does someone guard the materials overnight? Is the heavy machinery removed each night?
I got there 5 minutes into the program and had to leave at 7:55. I have always supported this
process. No one was listening 15 years ago. I believe it is a win-win for everyone
Usually it is professionals that do the deconstructing, since they have to know what they are doing in order to preserve the value of the materials. Remember the whole purpose of deconstructing is to preserve the materials for future use.
Habitat For Humanity is the biggest consumer of this material, and damaged materials such as flooring would be useless.
If they follow the same procedures that they did on THIS OLD HOUSE, the materials are removed from the site each day.
State Senator Joseph Schiavoni was also in attendance.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/apr/24/public-forum-addresses-deconstruction-in-city/