By Carol Anders Staff Writer
PLYMOUTH — What remains of the former G & G Grocery will likely be gone in two to three weeks.
Jackson Services of Rochester has been working on the demolition project for a few weeks, but had to stop work for a period of 10 days to allow IDEM (Indiana Department of Environmental Management) to make any comments on the small amount of asbestos that was found.

On Sunday, the company began to tear down the section of the building on LaPorte Street.
Harvey Jackson of Jackson Services said, “We started on this end to help insure that any areas we felt could possibly cave in or fall into the street were taken down.”
On Tuesday, Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter and local architect Brent Martin held a press conference near the demolition site. Martin has been an integral part of the overall project and was hired to write the specification for the demolition of the two buildings on the property.
Martin said, “We have had two studies of the downtown area, which included recommendations to use the space for a park area. This is a future investment for downtown.”
Martin added, “We planned the work and now we are working the plan.”
David Jackson, who is working on the project, said, “We will recycle about 75 percent of the materials that were in the G & G building.”
He said they have a shearing machine on site to cut the steel down to the correct size for the steel mills.
“We will use all of the wood that is usable for other projects,” David Jackson said.
Harvey Jackson said all of the concrete will be taken to be crushed for use in road construction.
David Jackson added, “We will take everything off of the property. Everything will be gone and it will be down to dirt.”
According to Martin, the history of the building dates back to 1944. The crews working on the project were able to preserve an imprinted bricks that had been attached to the structure that shows the owners as Vobert and Bierly. The Bierly family has made a formal request to obtain one brick. However, at this point, the bricks and a roof ventilator are being stored by the city. A final decision on how to use the items or give them to the family has not been made.
Senter said, “This is a great day for Plymouth, but at the same time, it’s bittersweet.” Senter said “There are still a lot of Glaub family members who live here in town.” The Glaub family had ownership in the property.
Martin said originally the grocery entrance was on Water Street, but that it was switched around in the 1960s to face Garro Street.
Once the G & G building is down and the second building that was once a hardware store are removed, everything will be planted in grass, according to Martin. The only exception will be the parking lot area that is asphalted so the Farmer’s Market can continue to setup as usual. Martin said the city has no specific plan designed at his time.
The completion deadline for the removal of both buildings is June 2.
The Redevelopment Com-mission purchased the property for $175,000. Jackson Services was the low bidder for the demolition and debris removal project at just under $85,000.
Redevelopment member Frank Filson said they are in the process of gathering quotes for the planting of grass and other enhancements. He projects that the cost could reach $25,000-$35,000.