Plan to repair ‘dangerous’ balconies on Atlanta apartment building moving forward
Plan to repair ‘dangerous’ balconies in the Atlanta apartment
Correction Plan BALCONS TO DISTRIBUTE It started on Wednesday on a busy Atlanta Street.
“This is a great danger,” Tylaa Young.
Young said he was walking under the balconies almost every day. 788 They are connected to a high -storey apartment called West Midtown and a complex of condemnation.
McKinley said that the Batson-Cook Construction is responsible for building balconies.
Later than five years, he sent a letter to the residents of the administration saying that a piece of balcony on the 13th floor was separated.
McKinley Homes rented an inspector who said that the 220 balcony had problems such as cracks, deep holes and the exposure to the exposure.
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Inspector wrote his report It should not be leaning on jumping or railing. 42 of the balconies said it was so dangerous that no one should be on or below.
Managers for McKinley Houses Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco With an eight-stage plan, Batson-Cook was prepared to solve problems. On Wednesday, he started with a team that controls balcony scanning and sticks.
After that, there are six steps such as adding construction iron for repair, chipped concrete filling and waterproofing.
Neighbors like Prince Miller said, “Shouldn’t they control things like building the infrastructure before?” He asked.
According to the City Planning Department, the Atlanta does not examine the balconies in the buildings. A spokesman said the city allowed general contractors to hire private companies to inspect. The city said it did not protect or control the results.
“This looks potentially harmful, Mil Miller said.
The third -party inspector listed in the records protected by the City of Atlanta is called Atlas Technical Consultants.
Channel 2 sent Atlas and Batson Cook to see the first audit results. No team answered.
McKinley Homes team said they would soon add a net around the building to prevent them from falling into someone underneath. A date for the installation has not yet been determined.
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