HUTCHINSON, Kan. — People near the Atrium Hotel should see movement on the site right away, according to a Tuesday update from City of Hutchinson Building Official Jason Lady.

"We did talk with the contractor today," Lady said. "The contractor is going to start with some pre-asbestos work on Wednesday. That's going to take approximately three days for that pre-asbestos work. What that includes is moving a lot of the furniture and the loose materials out of the facility, so the asbestos company can get in there and actually lay down all their mats and everything they need to do to do the asbestos work."

"Fencing will go up on Thursday," Lady said. "We still have about eight days to wait for the KDHE notice, for the asbestos contractor to get started. We anticipate six to eight weeks for removal of the asbestos and demo will begin right after that."

How quickly demo can go will be somewhat weather dependent, but the deadline set in the city's previous action is&nbsp;within 120 days of the completion of the asbestos abatement.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1719935624992.jpeg" alt="Black mold is present in dozens of rooms at the Atrium Hotel. Image courtesy City of Hutchinson." />
 <figcaption>Black mold is present in dozens of rooms at the Atrium Hotel. Image courtesy City of Hutchinson.</figcaption>
 </figure>NICK GOSNELL Hutch PostHUTCHINSON, Kan. — People near the Atrium Hotel should see movement on the site right away, according to a Tuesday update from City of Hutchinson Building Official Jason Lady."We did talk with the contractor today," Lady said. "The contractor is going to start with some pre-asbestos work on Wednesday. That's going to take approximately three days for that pre-asbestos work. What that includes is moving a lot of the furniture and the loose materials out of the facility, so the asbestos company can get in there and actually lay down all their mats and everything they need to do to do the asbestos work."The fence will also be going up soon."Fencing will go up on Thursday," Lady said. "We still have about eight days to wait for the KDHE notice, for the asbestos contractor to get started. We anticipate six to eight weeks for removal of the asbestos and demo will begin right after that."How quickly demo can go will be somewhat weather dependent, but the deadline set in the city's previous action is&nbsp;within 120 days of the completion of the asbestos abatement.

Atrium pre-asbestos work to start