, Carleton College is re-roofing the 1910 building at the former Middle School adjacent to Central Park. Here’s a communication from Steve Spehn, Carleton’s Director of Facilities, that explains what’s going on and what neighbors can expect:
From: Steven K. Spehn [mailto:sspehn@carleton.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:09 PM
To: Joe A. Hargis, II
Cc: frogers@carleton.edu; Harper, Michael H.
Subject: Re: What’s Going On at the Middle School
Mike, Joe and others,
Carleton College is re-roofing the 1910 building at the former middle school. The roof is in poor condition and is leaking. We need to perform this work to protect the structure and this wonderful building.
The entire building will have scaffolding placed around it. This work started yesterday. They will be starting the tear off of the existing roof tomorrow (8/12). A dumpster will be placed on the south east corner of the site. The contractor will use a chute to remove materials from the roof and to place into the dumpster. This will minimize the amount of dust at the site. The dumpster will have a tarp placed over it each night to prevent materials from blowing out. A crane will visit the site for a few days early in the project to place materials on top of the scaffolding. Gutters are being replaced as part of this project as well. Work is scheduled to be complete prior to Defeat of Jesse James Days.
The contractor is Berwald Roofing out of St. Paul. They expect to have 5-8 people on site performing the work. They have been instructed to park at the middle school lot on the east side of the site adjacent to Central Park.
We are also in the process of scheduling a limited amount masonry repairs that we believe are becoming critical to prevent additional decay to the building. Most of this work is located at the northwest corner of the site associated with the 1934 Auditorium entrance. McGough is the contractor who will be performing this work and we will let others know of this schedule once it has been developed.
If there are any other questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.
Steven Spehn
Director of Facilities
Carleton College
507.222.4271
507.222.5464 fax
sspehn@carleton.edu
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