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A PUBLIC HAZARD IS REMOVED
TO MAKE WAY FOR A PLACE OF
LEARNING TODAY IN PIQUA..
NEW AT 5:30... PAM ELLIOT
EXPLAINS THE DEVELOPMENT THAT
STARTS WITH DEMOLITION.
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I THINK PEOPLE ARE HOPEFUL FOR
THE NEW BEGINNINGS THIS SITE
WILL HAVE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
PIQUA CITY LEADERS SAY THIS IS
A BITTER SWEET MOMENT FOR THE
COMMUNITY NOW THAT FORMER
PIQUA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS
COMING DOWN ON PARK ROAD. THE
HOSPITAL... WHICH WAS A BIG
EMPLOYER... LEFT IN 1998.CITY
OFFICIALS TELL US... THE
BUILDING HAS BEEN DECAYING
EVER SINCE, EVEN THOUGH THERE
HAVE BEEN OTHER OWNERS.BUT THE
FINAL STRAW CAME...WHEN THE
E-P-A FOUND OUT ABOUT ASBESTOS
INSIDE. THAT'S WHEN
OFFICIALS SAID IT HAD TO GO.
PIQUA LEADERS WORKED WITH
STATE OFFICIALS AND SECURED
2-POINT-2 MILLION DOLLARS IN
STATE GRANTS TO BRING THE
BUILDING DOWN WITHOUT COSTING
LOCAL TAXPAYERS A DIME. THE
ENTIRE DEMOLITION INCLUDING
CLEAN-UP IS EXPECTED TO TAKE
FOUR WEEKS.CONSTRUCTION ON THE
5 TO 6 ACRE SITE IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR MAKING WAY
FOR A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
I'VE SEEN IT IN THE LAST FIVE
YEARS REALLY DETERIORATE BAD
AND I LOOK OUT MY FRONT WINDOW
AND SEE IT, SO I'M GOING TO BE
GLAD TO SEE IT GONE. I KNOW
ITS GOING TO BE A COUPLE YEARS
PROJECT BEFORE ITS ALL DONE
WITH THE SCHOOLS BUT I'M
WILLING TO ACCEPT THAT. SO TO
NOT ONLY TAKE A DECAYING
BUILDING THAT'S A PUBLIC
HEALTH THREAT BUT TO PUT IT
INTO AN ADAPTIVE REUSE WHICH
IS GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY IS
JUST WONDERFUL NEWS FOR THE
CITY OF PIQUA. PAM ELLIOT 2
NEWS.