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Old Posted Feb 24, 2018, 4:56 PM
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The Civic Center in Holland has been undergoing an extensive, $14 million renovation -

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Civic Center construction continues, other aspects in the works
Sydney Smith | Holland Sentinel
February 17, 2018

HOLLAND — Holland’s renovated Civic Center will open this fall. “We have some things we absolutely need to accomplish, but we will be ready for that opening day,” said Matt VanDyken, who serves as the city staff member overseeing the project. The building is in the midst of a $14.15 million renovation, and along the way a number of policy decisions need to be made about what the day-to-day operations of the space will look like...


Source: Holland Sentinel | Sydney Smith / Sentinel Photo
Here is a rendering of the front entry -

Source: Holland Sentinel | Courtesy Rendering

Sadly, there was a construction-relate fatality on the jobsite last year, when a portion of floor that was being demolished collapsed, causing two workers to fall and one of them to die on the scene -

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Workers identified in fatal construction collapse at Holland Civic Center
Amy Biolchini | MLive
August 2, 2017

HOLLAND, MI -- Holland police have identified Ruben Gomez-Vazques, 38, of Grand Rapids, as the worker who died Tuesday after a floor collapsed at the Holland Civic Center construction site. Gomez-Vazques and a co-worker were demolishing a small section of cement floor on the second level of the east side of the building Tuesday, Aug. 1, officials said. Part of the floor collapsed, causing Gomez-Vazques and his co-worker to fall, officials said...

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