Date: Fri 20-Feb-1998

Publication: Bee

Author: STEVEB

Quick Words:

Booth-Library-construction

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Library Work Continues

The Cyrenius H. Booth Library has been open for more than a month, but the $4

million project still is not 100 percent completed.

"We've got things to do, yet," explained Public Building & Site Committee

Chairman Frank Krasnickas Thursday morning. "We don't have substantial

completion."

Most of the unfinished work involves "punch list" items, such as fixing minor

wiring problems and painting some exterior windows and shudders.

The project was originally scheduled to be completed last June. However, the

discovery of asbestos, a lack of manpower, and other problems held up the job.

The Board of Selectmen eventually voted to fire the general contractor,

Building Technologies, Inc, of Prospect (BTI). At the time, BTI President

Keith Crumb vowed he would sue the town for failure to pay some bills and

defamation of his company's name.

"He apparently wants to settle," Mr Krasnickas said this week.