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August 28, 2006

Demolition of Old Kent County Courthouse set

WARWICK -- Demolition of the old Kent County Courthouse is scheduled to start this Wednesday morning.

The work is expected to be done with a mechanical claw that will pull the building apart and take about two weeks. The structure, built as an office building in the 1970s, had been plagued with environmental and design problems for many years.

Workers have been doing site work at the old courthouse, such as capping utilities and removing hazardous materials, since it closed at the end of July.

The new courthouse next door opened on Aug. 1. It's due to take center stage next week, when jury selection starts in the trial of Michael Derderian, facing manslaughter charges stemming from the disastrous Station nightclub fire in 2003.

Posted by Andrea Panciera  at 3:46 PM | Permalink

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