Our on-site reporter, Brian Baldwin, states that five new trailers have
arrived. “The site is staffing up for more activity.” Brian said. “I’ve
been told that on the 29th of June, the staff will arrive to begin building and pouring the foundation.”
When asked about the foundation Brian reported, “They call in a monolithic slab. It rides on top of the poured concrete pilings they have been drilling for weeks.”
As he fixed the next customer a grilled dog he looked over and said, “The way it has been explained to me is if you look at most of the buildings downtown, the first floor is larger and higher floors pyramid toward the top. This gives the building stability. This isn’t (the new courthouse) a tall building so it does not need heavy steel piling pounded into the earth. The 1765 ‘drilled and filled’ holes will do the job. They are completing 65 per day and need another 30 days.”
Pointing out into the construction site at a large steel building with four bright blue vents Brian said, “They’ve brought in food for the employees.”
After careful examination, there out in the middle of the construction site was a gigantic travel trailer fitted to serve all types of food. It
appeared as though it could bake, grill and fry meals. Brian said, “You know I’ve been standing here 7 plus years waiting to just get just a little business from this courthouse job. I’ve played by the rules and here they go doing something like this. You know it’s just not me that is affected, it’s all the restaurants in the downtown area.” He made a face and finished by saying, “Oh well, nobody can beat the price of a hotdog and there should be enough business to go around. They should make them play by city rules though and pick a corner outside the construction zone. That would be fair. I’ve got dibs on this corner.”
Apparently, Turner Construction Co. is allowed to invite vendors onto a city construction site.
Someone chewing on a hotdog jumped into the conversation saying,
“Supposedly, construction sites are property of the builder until the
construction is completed. But I’m not sure.”
{ 1 comment }
