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Council approves civic‑center tenting after inspection showing wood‑destroying organisms
Summary
Following inspection reports that identified evidence of wood‑destroying organisms in accessible areas, the council approved staff’s recommendation to tent (fumigate) the civic center. Councilmembers debated whether to perform a more destructive inspection or proceed with tenting; the motion passed 3–1.
City staff and an inspector reported evidence of wood‑destroying organisms in visible, accessible areas of the city’s civic‑center building and recommended a full fumigation (tenting) to address infestation across the structure.
Joe Ames, responding to council questions, said the building is predominantly wood with many inaccessible nooks and crannies and that a full tenting is recommended because a destructive, wall‑opening inspection would be extensive and may…
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