Former Warrenton Copper plant condemned

Posted 11/7/19

By Tim Schmidt Record Managing Editor The city of Truesdale has condemned the former Warrenton Copper plant and work is ongoing to raze the facility. The decision was reached after the plant was …

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Former Warrenton Copper plant condemned

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Record Managing Editor The city of Truesdale has condemned the former Warrenton Copper plant and work is ongoing to raze the facility. The decision was reached after the plant was inspected by Mayor Murray Bruer, who serves as the city’s building commissioner, and Fred Lee, the city’s contracted building inspector. The Warrenton Copper facility has been unoccupied since it closed April 1, 2009. It is located on Highway M.Since then, the condition of the structure has deteriorated and a portion of the roof had collapsed. The owners of the building are paying for the demolition work, City Clerk Mary Lou Rainwater said. According to its website, Warrenton Copper was established in 1970 and was acquired in February 2000 by a Canadian investment group. It produced fire-refined copper ingot from secondary copper feedstock and had a nominal capacity of 250,000 pounds per day. Warrenton Copper was an affiliate of American and Iron Metal (AIM), headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. AIM specializes in recovery and recycling of scrap metal by turning the product into a reusable material. In other news • City officials announced the solar panels located on the roof at city hall were turned on June 10. Officials estimate that monthly energy bills should decrease drastically and that in the future they will have access to a website that will compare how much energy the city is using versus producing. • An inspection was recently performed on both of the city’s water towers and no deficiencies were found. The work was conducted by Utility Services, which inspects the towers annually and does a wash out every other year. • The police department will be contacting property owners where complaints about tall grass have been received. Officials said most of the complaints have been about properties with unoccupied homes. • The board agreed to a request from a resident to erect Children at Play signs on Smith Street.

Demolition of the former Warrenton Copper plant continues after Truesdale city officials condemned the structure. Tim Schmidt photo.


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