Richwood
 on August 22, 2024

Richwood looks at cost for Opera House demo

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

Richwood Council got an estimate back to demolish the Opera House while saving the clock and the tower.

At a previous meeting of Richwood Council, council member Brad Plotner said that he heard back from the crane company and the cost would be $468,510.

“Really the biggest expense is that there’s just so much of it to haul away,” Plotner said. “That’s bringing a crusher in from out of state to grind it.”

In the process, the crane company would lift the tower intact down to the ground, Plotner said.

“Obviously that one corner has water damage, so they would do their best to get it to the ground in one piece,” Plotner said. “The guy they brought in to look at it and t…

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