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County committee hears deconstruction plan, salvage and reuse process for downtown buildings
Summary
Architects and county staff outlined a phased deconstruction plan for three downtown buildings (KeyBank Building, Professional Building, Annex C), described abatement timing and a salvage/reuse tracking process with Finger Lakes Reuse, and said contractor staging will control sidewalk closures and public notifications.
Tompkins County staff and the design team described a phased deconstruction and material‑reuse plan for downtown buildings during the Sept. 2 Downtown Facility Special Committee meeting, saying abatement and salvage work will begin immediately and be tracked for reuse rather than landfill disposal.
Quay Thompson of Holt Architects said testing is complete and abatement work is imminent: "As of Sept. 1, we're starting to move loose materials out...in the end of the first week, maybe getting into the September, we'll start abatement of the KeyBank Building." The team said deconstruction will proceed in phases: first the KeyBank Building, then the Professional Building, and finally Annex C when it becomes available.
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