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ANOTHER MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR
IMPROVEMENT.
THE GEORGE ROGERS CLARK NATIONAL
HISTORIC PARK IN
VINCENNES IS IN THE MIDST OF ITS
THIRD MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT IN THE LAST 5 YEARS.
NEWS 10'S MIKE GRANT REPORTS THE
WORK IS CENTERED ON
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DATING BACK
TO WHEN THE MEMORIAL
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK NATIONAL
HISTORIC PARK
MAY BE GETTING USED TO SEEING
THE PLACE COVERED WITH
CONSTRUCTION FENCES. THE 2
MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT
AT THE PARK NOW COMES CLOSE ON
THE HEELS OF 5 MILLION DOLLARS
MEMORIAL AND THE FLOOD
WALL. "THINGS WERE PUT OFF HERE
FOR
SO LONG THAT A LOT OF THESE, THE
WALL, THE TERRACE
LEADING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
AND SAFETY CONCERNS AND THAT
WILL MAKE
PEOPLE REACT." "MUCH OF THE
ELECTRICAL THAT IS NOW IN THE
MEMORIAL WAS PUT THERE WHEN
THE PLACE WAS BUILT IN THE
1930'S, AND OFFICIALS HERE
SAY THIS IS A MUCH NEEDED
UPGRADE."
"THIS WILL GUT THIS BUILDING OF
EVERYTHING IT IN ELECTRICAL AND
HEATING-WISE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
A LOT OF IT DATING BACK
TO THE ORIGINAL 1930'S STUFF."
THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE HEATING
SYSTEM IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
CREWS HAVE SUNK 18 WELLS FOR A
GEO-THERMAL SYSTEM
THAT WILL SAVE THE PARK ON
ENERGY COSTS IN THE FUTURE.
A FUTURE THAT OFFICIALS HERE
BELIEVE IS MUCH BRIGHTER
BECAUSE OF THE MILLIONS SPENT ON
PROJECTS LIKE THIS.
"WE'VE HAD 3 HERE IN THE LAST 5
YEARS AND IT SPEAKS TO THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STORY AND
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MEMORIAL TO
AMERICA." THE CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT CALLS FOR THE WORK TO
BE FINISHED NEXT JULY BUT THERE
IS HOPE THAT THE WORK COULD BE
DONE IN TIME FOR THE RENDEZVOUS,
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. IN
VINCENNES I'M MIKE GRANT NEWS
10. "
PARK OFFICIALS SAY THE CURRENT
PROJECT IS THE LAST ONE IN THE
SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR
SOME MORE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
FUTURE.