Vieth Construction calls halt after releasing “obnoxious odour”
Demolition at the former Chamberlain Manufacturing Corp facility in Iowa has been halted after something raised a stink.
Vieth Construction Corp. of Cedar Falls was told to stop working at the contaminated former manufacturing site last month after crews unearthed something that spread an obnoxious odor through the neighborhood.
Waterloo City Council members this week approved spending up to $25,000 with HR Green Inc. of Cedar Rapids for environmental testing on the site at East Fourth and Esther streets. The firm is also putting a plan in place to deal with future surprises, including the use of air canisters to capture samples if another odor arises.
“The contractor was told to not remove any more footings or slabs for now,” said Chris Western, a city planner II overseeing the project. “We keep running across things we didn’t quite expect.”
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