MARSH BUILDING REPORT VS

THE DIOCESE OF MONTEREY SUBMITTED A REPORT TO MONTEREY CITY OFFICIALS THAT FINDS RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC MARSH BUILDING FINANCIALLY UNFEASIBLE. THE 76-YEAR-OLD BLUE-ROOFED LANDMARK WAS FENCED OFF FOR SAFETY EARLIER THIS MONTH. STRATEGIC CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF SANTA CRUZ PRODUCED THE REPORT, AND ESTIMATED IT WOULD COST $4.7 MILLION TO BRING THE BUILDING BACK TO ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS. THEY ALSO CITED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE DIFFERENCES IN SOIL COMPRESSION UNDERNEATH THE FOUNDATION, WHICH WAS CAUSING UNEVEN SETTLING.