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Community Meeting: Higgins Hall Implosion

April 11, 2017

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MACOMB, IL -- A meeting with Macomb residents will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 in the Community Room at Macomb City Hall to discuss the Higgins Hall implosion.

Contractors from Spirtas Wrecking Company, along with WIU residential facilities and WIU Facilities Management staff, will be on hand to present information on the July 1 implosion.

Construction began on the $7.3 million 20-story Higgins Hall, a residence hall for women, in Fall 1966. Higgins, which was built on the seventh hole of the old golf course, opened in Fall 1967. The hall officially went off-line in May 2013.

The Higgins Hall demolition is part of the University Housing and Dining Services master plan. The master plan can be found at wiu.edu/student_services/uhds/about/masterplan.php.

For more information about the Higgins implosion, contact Facilities Management Engineer Chris Martin at CL-Martin@wiu.edu. More information, including Higgins reunion information, parking, etc., will be released as details are finalized.

*EDITOR'S NOTE TO NEWS DIRECTORS AND EDITORS: A detailed email will be sent prior to the July 1 event with instructions for check-in and coverage of the event. Due to the nature of this event, a check-in procedure will be established.

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