DEMOLITION IS UNDERWAY OF THE OLD WOODBURY COUNTY JAIL ON 7TH AND DOUGLAS STREET IN DOWNTOWN SIOUX CITY.
COUNTY BUILDING SERVICES MANAGER KENNY SCHMITZ SAYS LIEBER CONSTRUCTION WAS AWARDED THE $518-THOUSAND DOLLAR DEMOLITION CONTRACT:
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SIDEWALKS AROUND THE BUILDING ARE BLOCKED OFF TO PEDESTRIANS, BUT SCHMITZ SAYS TRAFFIC ON DOUGLAS STREET SHOULD NOT BE IMPACTED MUCH;
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THE OLD JAIL WAS BUILT ON THE SITE OF AN OLD FILLING STATION, BUT SCHMITZ SAYS THE COUNTY AND STATE WORKED TO MITIGATE ANY LEFT OVER OIL LEAKAGE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS:
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HE SAYS MORE SOIL TESTING WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER DEMOLITION, TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO OTHER ISSUES.
ONCE THAT IS ALL COMPLETED, THE PROPERTY WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE CITY OF SIOUX CITY BY PRIOR AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY.
