AIR QUALITY STANDARDS AT SITE LOCATION REMAIN SAFE
JAMESTOWN – The effort to demolish the former Dahlstrom’s building on Buffalo St. in Jamestown is going to take longer than originally anticipated. That after it was learned the contractor hired to do the demolition did not have all the permits necessary to move forward with the project.
City Development Director Steve Centi told WRFA on Monday that one of the permits involved the removal of asbestos. However, both he and city building/zoning code enforcement officer Larry Scalise say that while the crews had already started the demolition project before having the necessary permit, there has been no impact to air quality standards in the area. Scalise said that was mainly due to the building’s owner removing all the asbestos insulation in the building several years ago.
Scalise also said that the New York State Department of Labor has also been charged with overseeing the project and it requires monitoring air quality throughout demolition area on a daily basis and there has been no detection of asbestos in the air. Once the contractor receives all the necessary permits, the demolition will resume.
The $1.6 million demolition plan for the complex will leave the Dahlstrom’s administration building standing along with the 250,000 square foot building along East Second Street. Centi said the signature smokestack of the facility would also remain in place. A new business facility is planned to eventually be constructed on the Buffalo Street site.
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