12/5/13 - The Heart of Howell development has been given more time to open its doors following unforeseen construction problems. The development is renovating the Spag's, Thistledown, and Swann buildings into active offices and commercial businesses. Howell Downtown Development Authority gave the project a grant of more than $50,000 to improve the facades of the three buildings all the way around the complex. Last night, the DDA Board approved extending the completion deadline for that grant from the end of the calendar year to mid-March. Parker tells WHMI what builders first thought a problem with one wall of the Spag's building on the top two floors actually went all the way down to the foundation, which he says lacked footings completely and had to be painstakingly corrected. Parker says he is grateful for the extension, but opening by March is still a very optimistic goal. The development was originally supposed to have opened earlier this year. (TD)
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