{"id":19318,"date":"2017-12-06T16:39:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T21:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=19318"},"modified":"2017-12-06T16:39:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T21:39:39","slug":"library-square-demolition-set-but-salvage-could-come-at-a-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/library-square-demolition-set-but-salvage-could-come-at-a-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Square demolition set, but salvage could come at a cost"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir
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\nIt\u2019s signed, sealed and delivered \u2013 the contract to demolish the two buildings currently occupying Library Square was approved at Council last week.
\nKing-based Priestly Demolition will carry out the work under a contract worth $111,300, excluding taxes, but this number could increase for any additional salvage work Council might request before the wrecking ball arrives.
\nAt last week\u2019s Council meeting, some members reiterated their wish that some parts of the old Aurora Public Library building on Victoria Street, which was Aurora\u2019s gift to itself to commemorate the Centennial, be salvaged for some future re-use.
\nWhile Priestly Demolition has agreed to salvage two of the building\u2019s external beams at no additional cost, anything else will be an add-on.
\n\u201cThey are prepared to salvage the wood beams at no additional cost [but] they were concerned with trying to salvage all the wood in the ceiling because that involves nail removal and that sort of stuff, and they thought they wouldn\u2019t be able to do that without an extra cost,\u201d said CAO Doug Nadorozny.
\nCouncil, however, was prepared to explore the options further.
\n\u201cEven if they did damage some [of the wood] we could take the best of the bunch and take the nails out and there is still a span of significant footage,\u201d said Councillor John Abel. \u201cIt might not be whole, but it would be worth cutting the ends to bring it through. Mr. Priestly is very community-oriented, I would assume with the understanding we could possibly maximize the opportunities to grab what is there.\u201d
\nMr. Nadorozny said that is indeed something that can be explored but \u201cthey made it clear\u201d the costs would go up.
\n\u201cThey bid on the basis they would be demolishing the whole thing,\u201d he said.
\nTown Treasurer Dan Elliott reiterated to Council that while Priestly Demolition is prepared to salvage the beams, transportation off-site and storage of the material would be an additional cost borne by the Town, but it\u2019s a cost that can be accommodated within the current demolition budget.
\nThe cost of the contract, Mr. Elliott noted, was kept low on the basis that Aurora wouldn\u2019t want to reclaim any part of the demolished buildings.
\n\u201cMetal, concrete, masonry, [and] bricks are standard recycling materials and the contract was called for standard industry regulations, etc.,\u201d said Mr. Elliott. \u201cThey do not normally recycle the wood because of the nails, the fasteners, and wires within it. Everything other than that gets diverted and recycled, the rest goes to a landfill or to the energy-from-waste facility.
\n\u201cWe don\u2019t want to impose additional restrictions on them. They pull stuff out of the building they think they can get a buck from and it helps drive our cost down. When we start asking for these things out it defeats the purpose. [They] bid on the most competitive approach and that is what we\u2019ve got.\u201d
\nThat being said, Mr. Elliott said they look forward to the possibility of the beams being reused within the proposed overhaul of the Aurora Armoury or even whatever is ultimately built in the final design of Library Square.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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