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- [Scott] Work crews recently began tearing down

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the empty housing units of the Colyer Manor neighborhood.

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(building materials crash)

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Built in the mid 1950s

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along McCormick Avenue near Camp Forsyth,

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Colyer Manor consisted of duplexes, tri- and quadplexes.

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(materials crash)

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When Corvias Military Living, known then as Picerne,

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took over housing on post in 2007,

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Colyer Manor units received some upgrades

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to electrical and plumbing systems

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in order to keep them viable as housing

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for as long as possible.

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But as Corvias built new homes and renovated others,

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Colyer Manor's days were numbered.

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- We're demolishing the old Colyer Manor buildings

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to get rid of some excess housing inventory

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that we had in the Corvias portfolio.

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- [Scott] Prior to bringing down these 324 units,

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crews punched holes in the roof

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in order to spray water inside the building.

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This is done to reduce the amount of resulting dust

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and debris from insulation, drywall, and other materials.

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- We're making every effort to minimize the dust,

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but as you can see, there's still a little bit of dust left.

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But the holes in roof was to pre-water the building,

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get the insulation wet,

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so it doesn't blow as bad as it could have.

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(wood creaks)
(materials crash)

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- [Scott] Recyclable appliances

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and other materials that could be salvaged

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were removed before the demolition began.

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- We sent the crew beforehand

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to manage those materials and extract them

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from the buildings,

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and you see what you see today,

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just the crew just taking the buildings down

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and putting them on the ground.

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(materials crash)

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- Corvias says it will take about nine months

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to tear down the Colyer Manor buildings,

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and the site should be cleared within a year.

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(materials crash)

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Reporting for the Fort Riley public affairs office,

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(materials crash)

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I'm Scott Rhodes.