It will be strange to see the landmark structure gone, residents say
Jun 04, 2009 - 02:06 PM
By Parvaneh Pessian
BROOKLIN -- Brooklin residents are staying good-bye to a fixture of their community as the demolition process for the water tower gets underway.
The tower, which rises 110 feet into the sky, is located at 90 Vipond Road in Brooklin near Meadowcrest Public School and several new subdivisions. It will be taken down, piece by piece, after existing at the site for decades.
"It's something you can see across Brooklin wherever you are so it's going to be kind of strange when it's gone," said resident Mindy Bell, while playing at a park metres away from the tower with her two-year-old daughter.
The Region of Durham launched the demolition process on May 25 and anticipates it will continue until June 26.
On Wednesday, crews were up in the tower welding the inside of the tank at the top and placing markings on the structure to prepare for the arrival of a crane.
"It's going to take at least a good week to take it down providing the weather cooperates," said Frank Barrese, operations technician with the Region's facilities management division.
"It's not so much the rain, but winds may be a cause so we want to be careful."
The removal is being conducted because the tower has been replaced by the Duff's Road Reservoir in Whitby. No water services will be interrupted as the tower is offline and has already been drained.
As the sound of the demolition process continues to echo loudly across the neighbourhood, staff say workers will strive to complete the construction as quickly as possible to reduce disruptions to residents.
"I'd be a little concerned if maybe I lived in one of those houses close to the tower on that side but they know what they're doing," said George Milne, from Thunder Bay, visiting his son in Brooklin.
With files from Stefanie Swinson
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