Engineers who consulted with the city have concluded that “additional removal and stabilization work are necessary to ensure the building’s short-term stability and safety.”
This work will begin Wednesday, March 19.
To accommodate work in the area, the city said a surface parking lot at East Third and North Jefferson streets will be closed.
“The city of Dayton is actively coordinating with adjacent property owners to keep them informed of these efforts,” city government said.
Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Dayton electric utility AES Ohio said Tuesday there is no risk to continued downtown power after debris fell from the centrally located building.
Mary Ann Kabel, director of corporate communications at AES Ohio, said power transformers located between Stratacache Tower, 40 N. Main St., and the building whose facade partially collapsed at 34 N. Main, are not endangered.
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But an email from a city of Dayton nuisance abatement specialist warned of danger to electrical equipment downtown after the collapse of building debris just north of the intersection of Second and Main streets during Saturday’s strong winds.
“As you know, this is a very complex issue,” said an email to a downtown executive from Ken Jackson, a nuisance abatement specialist for Dayton. “Not only do I need to protect your building, but the (three) electrical primaries and transformers for most of downtown are in danger due to collapse. We are working on a plan to remediate the situation as quickly as possible.”
But Kabel Tuesday insisted that wasn’t the case.
“We are working with and coordinating with the city,” she said. “And they’re aware of it.”
A spokeswoman for the city of Dayton Tuesday said she was waiting on updates.
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