05-20-2015, 09:52 PM
(05-19-2015, 08:14 PM)TMKM94 Wrote: IMO this whole thing is fishy and I think Mike Seiling should be ashamed of himself, they could have easily repaired the Mayfair according to some experts by pouring cement in the basement, the only way to make up for this tragic loss of architecture is to force the developer to build a duplicate of the original building inside and out.
This is ridiculous. Multiple independent structural engineers came to the same conclusions. I'm not an engineer of any kind, but the reports speak to irreparable damage to upper walls...concrete in the basement wouldn't change that! Frankly, kudos to structural engineers, particularly the chief building official for making sound engineering decisions in the face of public backlash. I believe the "fill the basement" approach was proposed by the geotechnical (not structural engineer) that was a delegate to council that hadn't been in the building, but was "involved in writing standards".
TMKM94 - if you have this kind of enthusiasm for saving old buildings, look around and figure out what the next old building that is falling apart is...save it. Remember Mayfair in pictures and get excited about what can be in its former location.
And don't slam the CBO for doing his job, correctly. Especially since Elliot Lake, who's inquiry came out less than a year ago.