Deere, the house is a mess

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

One month ago today, the interior of the two-story Victorian-style house that Blaine Budke used for his Tri-State Auto Plex car business in the 200 block of West Third burned. Today, the shell and charred innards came down, shredded by the John Deere excavator operated by Tracy Peter of T&K Ventures of Trenton. T&K will use side-dump trucks today and Thursday to haul the house debris to the city’s transfer station, with certification that any asbestos has been removed. Budke said he will level the lot — the garage goes too — dig out and backfill the cellar, pave the surface and return his car inventory.

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