253 east 2nd st: Another "emergency demo". Happening now

[Cheshire Cat]

^ Really sad!

[sheclown]

two emergency demolitions on east 2nd street within 30 days -- blocks away from one another. 

One done on May 23rd was 129 East 2nd Street (built 1906)

One done on June 21 was 253 East 2nd Street (built 1902)

[Cheshire Cat]

Gloria, have you been able to determine if a company is being hired by the City to do these demo's or is this city equipment and employees?

[sheclown]

Gloria, have you been able to determine if a company is being hired by the City to do these demo's or is this city equipment and employees?

Same demo contractor for the two emergencies on east 2nd and for the controversial garage demolition.

It is a privately owned company.

[Cheshire Cat]

Do you have the company name?  I want to check into something.

[sheclown]

Demo contractor:  Michael Lloyd, hauling and demolition, 
                             USDOT # 1440472

Grady Lloyd
P & G Landclearing, Inc.
License number DEM 9

[Cheshire Cat]

Thanks Gloria. 

[Cheshire Cat]

Gloria or others interested in these rapid demolitions and the actions of Kim Scott.  Has anyone checked into the amount of demo contracts that have been given to this contractor, what the costs for the demo was and by what criterion a particular contractor is chosen?  Is the selection of contractor made through "purchasing" or at the behest of Kim Scott? Is each potential demo advertised in order to allow others to bid on the work?

[sheclown]

http://www.youtube.com/v/-fCTK_zCcsM

video courtesy of Kim Pryor

[JaxUnicorn]

And I literally BEGGED the City to let me salvage the columns and he told me they would not put them in the dumpster and he'd call me Monday morning and could probably have them.  The demo contractor went out of his way to put the columns in the dumpster.

[JaxUnicorn]

OMG I didn't even notice that at the very end of the video that the demo contractor did a fist pump BOOYA type motion in celebration.  Really??? 

[hooplady]

And I literally BEGGED the City to let me salvage the columns and he told me they would not put them in the dumpster and he'd call me Monday morning and could probably have them.  The demo contractor went out of his way to put the columns in the dumpster.

I interpreted that as "cha-ching"...which is even more disgusting.

[Radio Man]

What the HELL?!?! I pass by this house every morning! Didn't look in danger of collapse to me (and I AM an engineer), just another house in need of care and a candidate for restoration.

Two houses now, in the same area, in a short period of time? Questionable motives, methinks. This. Has. To. STOP.

[JFman00]

Who do we call to complain about this? This is a completely unacceptable way for a city to behave. Also, please remind me who to be voting against in the next election.

[m74reeves]

i'm so disgusted by this. has anyone been able to get an answer as to how the city is funding these demolitions? are hud nsp or cdbg funds being used or is the city using general funds?