Demolition has started on the future site of the Bozeman Public Safety Center but one factor did not go exactly as expected.
Although they say they expected it, Bozeman city officials say three out of 11 buildings on the future site of the Bozeman Public Safety Center on Rouse St. were found to have asbestos.
That was more than they expected.
“We knew that we had some cleanup," says Chuck Winn, Bozeman assistant city manager. "We knew we had some demolition. We planned for that.”
Assistant city manager Chuck Winn says turning this former MDT maintenance facility into the future Bozeman Public Safety Center was always set to hit an issue or two.
But three?
“The amount of asbestos we found was surprising," Winn says. "We didn’t anticipate finding that much.”