Demolition Can't Clear Ground Fast Enough for LumberYard Businesses
As construction crews broke through the vacant properties on the land that will house the Ingerman-built apartment building, business owners on Powell Lane watched with interest.
Although he knew the work was imminent, Verde Salon owner Kevin Gatto was taken aback when the kick-off to Phase III of the LumberYard construction began. At least he had a front-row seat to the show. "I had no idea it was happening today," Gatto said. "I don’t know if they just jumped on the fact that it was nice weather today. I’ve been so focused that I really wasn’t paying much attention. "We looked up and we saw the backhoe start to knock it down, and we all stopped and started staring at it," he said. As the first blows were struck Thursday, Gatto and his staff all stopped working and watched, together with customers. An odd catharsis came over him. "We all wanted to see if we could pay ten bucks and take a turn at [smashing] it to …
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Peeches
9:50 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
Wow, this is just like everything in Collingswood. Just maybe some in the town would like to have taken one last look. No, but of course everything is done undercover. Govenment is so............... you can fill in the blank. Happy for you folks that have been looking at the dirt for so long. more ›