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County planning deconstruction and salvage plan for downtown buildings; SHPO site visit scheduled
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Tompkins County officials told the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee they will submit documentation to the State Historic Preservation Office and pursue a deconstruction‑first approach for three downtown buildings, with a SHPO site visit set for April 10.
Tompkins County staff and consultants told the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee they are planning a deconstruction‑first approach for three downtown buildings and will submit documentation to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) this week, with a site visit scheduled for April 10.
Kat McCarthy of the county Department of Recycling and Materials Management presented a briefing on deconstruction practices, markets and the “spectrum” from adaptive reuse through full deconstruction. "Deconstruction is the careful, systematic dismantling of part or whole of a building structure in order to recover materials for reuse, resale and recycling," Kat said, citing CROWD’s white paper and New York State solid‑waste guidance.
Committee members and project managers said they have coordinated consultant work to inventory building…
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