News Release from: City of Sherwood
OLD CANNERY BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS
Posted: December 13th, 2012 2:26 PM
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Interior Truss Failures Lead to City Manager Recommending Demolition
The plans to redevelop the former Machine Works Building into a Community Center in Old Town Sherwood have taken an unexpected turn. After recent routine inspections, City officials discovered significant damage to one of the main roof supporting trusses inside the building. Temporary safety measures were immediately taken to support this damaged truss. Subsequent detailed investigations found further deterioration of adjacent trusses on December 10, 2012. Inspections by outside structural engineers and the City Building Official have led to a formal declaration that the building is dangerous per the Uniform Building Code. In a letter written to the City Manager, Scott McKie, Building Official for the City of Sherwood has declared the building as dangerous and commenced an abatement order to repair, vacate or demolish the building.
"This important project has been on hold since summer as we have been studying whether to re-invest in renovating this existing building or invest in a new building," stated Joseph Gall, City Manager. "The unexpected deterioration of critical structural trusses in the building is making that decision clearer and I will be recommending demolition of the building to the Urban Renewal Board." The building is currently vacant and the City is working on plans to shore up the building for public safety purposes.
At their next meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 18th, the Sherwood Urban Renewal Board will be considering a resolution that will recommend demolition of the building due to its unsafe condition.
For more information about this project, please contact Joseph Gall, City Manager at 503.625.4200 or by email at gallj@sherwoodoregon.gov or Tom Pessemier, Assistant City Manager at 503.625.4246 or pessemiert@sherwoodoregon.gov
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