Charges Brought Over Work At Detroit Packard Plant
A representative of the owners of the decrepit Packard Motor Car plant has been charged after Detroit says inspectors found a crew removing structural steel without demolition permits.
The Detroit News reports Monday that Peter Adamo, of Clarkston, was charged with 23 misdemeanors Aug. 30. Police impounded the crew's equipment, including a truck, a track loader and a bin packed with beams.
Adamo says workers were only cleaning up debris from illegal scrappers and preparing the site for demolition. He says the plant "is going to be coming down'' and the east side property will be made viable.
A court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 14.
Detroit officials said in July they would seek to have the plant torn down. Demolition hearings are planned.
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