MUNICIPAL PROJECTS

Former Con Agra Facility

On May 27, 2010 the City of Huron was notified of the grant award in the amount of 2 million dollars.  Asbestos abatement has been completed and demolition of auxiliary buildings are nearing completion at this time.   October 6, 2010, the dome came down.  Bid specifications/bid opening for soil excavation was held in November 2010.  View the bid specs/bid tab section for results.  The soil excavation project is currently underway at the site.  Bid specs and Bid notice on the final demolition will follow.

The demolition bid opening took place July 29, 2011, with the bid tab posted to the site.  On October 11, 2011 Huron City Council awarded the bid and authorized an agreement with Ed Burdue & Company.  A Notice to Proceed was issued by the City on October 21, 2011.  Project timeline is anticipated to be 180 days.

12-1-11 

This week officials from the city, state and federal agencies along with members of the demolition contractors met to discuss the removal of remaining buildings on the former ConAgra peninsula. 

The contractor for the final phase of demolition is Sandusky's Ed Burdue & Associates, LLC; Burdue has subcontracted for the removal of the seven story mill building, grain elevator and silos with Advanced Explosives Demolition (AED), Inc. of Tensed, ID.  You may recognize Mr. Eric Kelly and his AED team from their TLC television program "The Imploders". The meeting was the initial discussion for the planning and logistics for the building removal.  Contractors will be on site the week of December 12th to determine the best method to remove the buildings.

A public meeting was tentatively scheduled for mid-December to provide a detailed summary of the project, project date and to answer questions.  After the demolition is complete Burdue & Associates will crush the materials in order to complete the projects. 

Andrew D. White  City Manager

12-7-11

A Public Informational Meeting on the demolition/implosion of the former ConAgra facility will be held at Bowling Green State University Firelands College, in the Cedar Point room 1001 on Thursday, December 15th at 6:30pm. Mark Wilburn of Advanced Explosives Demolition (AED) will provide a presentation regarding the details of the implosion and project schedule.  Any updates to this project will be posted here and the meeting date/time will also be posted to the city's website calendar.

VIEW PRESENTATION OF IMPLOSION PROVIDED BY AED  The Mill Building and Head House is set for implosion on Sunday, January 8th at 3:00p.m.  Updates/changes will be posted here and to the website calendar as well as distributed in press releases to the media.

EXCLUSION ZONE MAP  Please note:  the 900 foot perimeter is marked in yellow--access inside this area is prohibited during the implosion.  The private enterprises along the west bank of the Huron River may be in use but no persons will be permitted outside on their property during the implosion.  The bridge will be closed to traffic during the implosion.

March-April 2012

Work continues on the demolition phase of this project relating to the demo of the remaining silos on the site.  

MASTER PLAN UPDATE

2012 CAPITAL PROJECTS

• Main Street Reconfiguration
• Lighthouse Pier Entrance Improvements
• Fabens Park- Phase I & Phase II Improvements
• Route 13- (ODOT/CITY)- Resurfacing & Sidewalks
• Main Street/Bogart Waterline Improvement
• Williams, Center, Taylor Watermain Replacement  Assessment Project
• Huron River Bridge (ODOT) 

STRATEGIC PLAN

City of Huron: Vision 2020  This strategic plan is a “living” document, which will constantly be updated with changes, completions and additions.