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Union
Depot
structure
assessed
as good
etsy
A structural engineer
that recently assessed
will be suspended inthe city SJoplin’s long vacant down:
ae maoneamn | Yow train tation the
Union Depot. concluded
thatthe building is in
00d structural condition.
[Koei Han director of
the Joplin Downtown Al
ance, said an engineer
‘who specializes in restor
Inghistorie properties
"alter confident it
could be rehabileated,
‘She gave the update a a
zeeting of the Joplin City
Counc
The engineering study
was obtained by DJA with
255.00 grant obtained
from te National Peust
{or llistorie Preservation,
national nonprofit tat
balps to fund efforts to
fave historie buildings
‘DIA and a local commer
cial eal setae firm, the
Gienn Group, are working
fofind somecinetorede
Yelop the building
"The work to get infor
sation out about the
avallabity of tie histor
ieally designated building
‘ill be done through an
‘ut
Program and the Missourl
Department of Natural
Resources” State Historie
Preservation Office,
Tong listed on the Na
tional Register of Historic
Places aes locally signi
leant building the depot
Driver Eddy Frossard helps Kenneth Payor board the Joplin Sunshine LarnpTrlley on Wednesday morning in downtown Joplin. The
‘service willbe suspended, a» of Monty, due to shertage of drivers, tee ese
{oof NewYork Iv opened
MAPS expansion planned with trolley service on hold syste’
erm Railroad
‘Curtiss, who designed
1 any wooo baelp provide srvies." Robyn eid. and bulla number of rec
von elation MAPS ‘Understanding itis inconvenient, we will ‘ognized buildings in the
— have torovisitittosee if there azesidation, | Midwest, particularly in
loss of divers contribute to the Hrs onan eres can be tase ealeg al tings we can 20" to provide more public Kansas Clty used mining
recent decision of ely oll to TDSU6S601. Reever resins fDugate, transportation Robyn sid chat fom tho Joplin area
spend eervies of the Sunahine Craoage eae Cy rns dein ougon One factor i that the citys pay range for Inthebullding’sconcrate
Lamp Tolley but remaining drivers buat gay fr ides ean ested sty Halen commercial licensed diversi ow com: exterior a technique tt
willbe transferzed tothe city's other public dopa ana Vth Cy pared withother area schoo districts and Jinee him a reputation
‘Tansportation service, MA®S ‘ansportation providers He sai hourly {erbullding hreproct
‘Trolley service wil be on held ae of Mon pavlor anentryleveltransitdrwerstartsat | buildings,
ay Iisnotthe intentionof cityoficialsto iz 7S while employers such as the Carthage ‘The depot was named
There aretwo remaining trolley drivers endthetwolley service permanentiy "Were, School Distriet stars ivers at $20 an hou last November to thelist
‘who willbe ailed to MAPS service That _justpausing until we areabletocome back Locally only Head Star diver pai Lower of Missouri's Places in
Willenable te expansion of MAPS, said andhavea solid system,” Robyn said than Jopin's, he said Den by the Missouri
‘Tony Robyn, Joplin assistant city manager. "'Thecity held publicmeetngs ears inthe" Joplnity government offers a good ben. Aianee tor Historie
MAPS willcontinueto providetransporta-yeartodiscuss with residents and public” efit’packagethat incudes heath insurance | Preservation, whieh local
on by appotntment rom one location to. ausitusers contingency plans that could andsiek me, Vacation time retiemett and | preservationiste sad was
another Hours of operation wil befrom coment play asthemunber of commer. arecent 4% eostofliving pay increase. "So, Realltoaction tofind an
Ghangod trom Tam tospm tostartat ctally leense driversnoeded forthe elley there are tings we can dato make the lly investor interested in ren
Gsbam andeontinue through Spm Mon. buses dwindled, ore atteactive" to prospects, esaid "We ovating and refurbishing
day through Friday "The vans sed by MAPS, which donot know afehave lagged behind pa: SoU the train terminal that,
Robyn eid the earlier start wil allow eacommerciallicensetodrve.can- isvarietyof things weretyingtedoforall | has stood vacant since
people in start work shits in the cary silo as many passengers aday 2s. employees 1869,
‘morningor those witheatiy medical p- the trolleys. "We have added a van and are ‘Lori How, director of
Bointinents tose MAPS. Tolling aver the other to trolley drivers to SSE ROUTE, thealliance, previously
ald the engineer may also
beable to provide some
Arehitectural renderings
‘based on findings The
sant will fund the eng
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