The News Tribune has a nice update on construction progress at the Point Defiance Pagoda (link here). You may recall the structure was badly damaged by arson in April this year (read more here). Park district officials promise an improved structure that will look basically the same. The Park Board authorized $1.6 million for work recently, with hopes to have the building ready by next May.
In related news, the teenager charged with this arson has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 142 to 189 weeks in juvenile detention today. The News Tribune story is here...
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Just wanted to add something here: a lot of the improvements will be in the basement, which is about twice square footage of the Pagoda. It gives us the ability to have meeting space or other prep space, which is great.
The insurance funds which will restore the historic character of the building, and also get it up to code mean better heating and cooling and other nice features.
It's a beautiful building and I'm glad we'll be able to get it back to its original glory.
Thanks for the insight, Erik! For those who don't know, Erik Hanberg is one of the current Park Board Commissioners.
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