Work at 100 Seneca in downtown Oil City was again a main point of discussion during Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Venango County Economic Development Authority.
Emily Lewis, executive director of the authority, said work on the exterior of the building is moving ahead. The contractor is cleaning and repointing stones near the top of the building, she added.
Lewis said the structural engineers are considering a way to fix several stones with injection molding instead of replacing the stone, but they are still in the process of evaluating that option.
Interior work for critical infrastructure, such as electricity, plumbing and HVAC, is moving along although the contractor is still seeing long lead times on the chiller and electrical switch gear, Lewis said.
Lewis said the authority has received several more grants for the 100 Seneca project, including a T-Mobile Hometown Grant of $49,046 to purchase equipment for the fifth floor maker space.
“We do anticipate going out to bid for the fifth floor in the fall,” Lewis said. She added that the construction work would then take six to eight months to complete.
The authority also received an Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission grant of $100,000 for work on the ceiling of the first floor.
In another matter Tuesday, Lewis noted that Taylor Mosher will be leaving her position as the teacher at the eAcademy to spend more time at home taking care of her young son.
