Re: (erielack) Re: Hampton Lackawanna "hole in the wall" to be demolished

["David J. Monte Verde" <dmvgvt_@_earthlink.net>]

Dave,What town is this in? Scranton, if so where is it located?   Regards
David MV


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From: "David Goessling" <dmg_@_library.ho.lucent.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 9:13 AM
Subject: (erielack) Re: Hampton Lackawanna "hole in the wall" to be
demolished


> further info on this: short article in this week's Hunterdon County
Democrat
> (May 16, 2002):
>
> Hampton's Old Railroad Bridge Will Be Razed
>
> The borough plans to have the old railroad bridge on Lackawanna Street
> dismantled and removed.
> At Monday's meeting, the Borough Council introduced an ordinance setting
aside
> $10,000 from the capital improvement fund and authorizing the sale of
$190,00 in
> bonds to cover the cost. The public hearing on the ordinance will be
Tuesday May
> 28 at 8 PM.
> Council anticipates receiving a $135,000 grant from the state DOT to help
defray
> the cost of the project which is expected to be about $200,000. After the
bonds
> are sold the DOT would give the borough $135,000.
> The project is expected to be completed by the fall.
> According to councilman Stephen Dilts, the bridge was deemed unsafe, and
when
> the DOT offered to provide a grant for its removal the council decided not
to
> miss the opportunity.
> Mr. Dilts also indicated that when the project goes out to bid one of the
> conditions of the contract will be to reuse the stones from the bridge. He
hopes
> to see them used in the borough park as a walkway or wall.
>

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