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67 East St. Demolition Marks Beginning

Of Greener Entrance To Hartwick College

The last pieces of 67 East st. fall under the bucket of the Excavator, operated by Mike French, Unadilla, while David Pierce , Oneonta, hoses the debris to keep dust down under the eye of Michael Sherlock, Oneonta. The demolition of two former student residential houses located at 67-69 East St. by Eastman and Associates was completed Thursday and marks the first step in Hartwick Colleges' plan to redo the entrance area to the college. A nearby retaining wall will also be removed and leveled off, then being turned into a green space. (Ian Austin/ allotsego.com)
The last pieces of 67 East St., Oneonta,, fall under the bucket of the Excavator, operated by Mike French, Unadilla, while David Pierce, Oneonta, hoses the debris to keep dust down under the eye of Michael Sherlock, Oneonta. The demolition of two former student residential houses at 67 and 69 East St. by Eastman & Associates was completed Thursday and marks the first step in Hartwick College's master plan to redo the entrance area to the college. Plans also include the removal of a stone retaining wall along the street before  the area is leveled off and  turned into a green space. (Ian Austin/ allotsego.com)

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