Mara Chouela two days prior.
An email posted on the town s website revealed Chouela sent Prieto two reports: the structural field survey report conducted by engineer
Frank Morabito of Morabito Consultants in October 2018 and a mechanical and electrical engineering report by
Thomas E. Henz. P.E.
Additionally, Chouela introduced Prieto at a meeting with five of the seven board members, which was also attended by property manager
Alexandria Santamaria, condo board lawyer
Marilyn Perez and condominium residents interested in participating in the building s recreation room.
Records released Sunday showed Prieto sent an email to then-town manager
Guillermo Olmedillo on the morning after the meeting to report it went very well and that the response was very positive from everyone in the room, adding that he was impressed with the proactive approach of the condo association to its upcoming required 40-year recertification,
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Search and rescue personnel help a colleague, as they work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of victims remain missing more than a week after it partially collapsed, Friday, July 2, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – Demolition workers will bring down the remainder of a partially collapsed condo building in South Florida ahead of an approaching storm that has heightened concerns that the structure could crumble dangerously on its own, officials said Saturday.
With Tropical Storm Elsa looming in the Caribbean and forecast to move toward the state in the coming days, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the building in Surfside is “tottering” and “structurally unsound” and demolishing it is the prudent thing to do.
Mara Chouela two days prior.
An email posted on the town s website revealed Chouela sent Prieto two reports: the structural field survey report conducted by engineer
Frank Morabito of Morabito Consultants in October 2018 and a mechanical and electrical engineering report by
Thomas E. Henz. P.E.
Additionally, Chouela introduced Prieto at a meeting with five of the seven board members, which was also attended by property manager
Alexandria Santamaria, condo board lawyer
Marilyn Perez and condominium residents interested in participating in the building s recreation room.
Records released Sunday showed Prieto sent an email to then-town manager
Guillermo Olmedillo on the morning after the meeting to report it went very well and that the response was very positive from everyone in the room, adding that he was impressed with the proactive approach of the condo association to its upcoming required 40-year recertification,
Demolition planned Sunday for part of condo standing Miami Beach resident Tracey Lynne visits a makeshift memorial near the site of the collapsed Champlain Towers South Condo in Surfside, Fla., on Saturday, July 3, 2021. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) Rescue workers continue to look through rubble for survivors at the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South Condo building in Surfside, Fla., on Saturday, July 3, 2021. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) Personal belongings dangle from inside the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South Condo building in Surfside, Fla., on Saturday, July 3, 2021. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) Rescue teams use jack hammers to chip through debris and rubble as they continue to look for survivors at the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South Condo building in Surfside, Fla., on Saturday, July 3, 2021. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)
Crews on lookout for pets in Florida condo building collapse
BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press
July 3, 2021
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FILE - In this July 2, 2021, file photo, a dog aiding in the search walks past a team of Israeli search and rescue personnel, left, atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla. While hundreds of rescuers search desperately for survivors within the rubble of the collapsed condominium, a smaller cadre of mental health counselors are also deploying to help families and other loved ones cope with the tragedy.Mark Humphrey/AP
MIAMI (AP) It was a small moment of hope amid all the pain and devastation: a cat on Saturday was seen wandering a lower floor of the remaining flank of a 12-story condominium complex that partly collapsed near Miami.