Leaks, cracks, filth stain State Capitol building

[TexasTowelie]

HARTFORD — Your State Capitol is crumbling.

It isn’t about to fall down, but the High Victorian Gothic monument to the Civil War is suffering from decades of deferred maintenance, and needs tens of millions of dollars in rehabilitation.

The 257-foot-tall, gold-domed National Historic Landmark requires new gas-fed boilers for the upper stories. Repairs to the ornate capitals, atop the exterior Corinthian columns, have separated further since the last time they were sealed over 30 years ago. Interior columns are showing rust stains.

Air pollution has badly stained the marble and soft-granite exterior that requires special care when cleaning. A few of the outside architectural flourishes, called medallions, have broken off the building over the years. Exterior stone is literally decomposing.

Window frames are cracked and there’s a pesky, mysterious water leak inside, on the fifth floor, which has perplexed building officials for years. The wooden flag pole in the center of the building is slightly bent.

Read more: https://www.ctpost.com/politics/article/Leaks-cracks-filth-stain-State-Capitol-building-13726629.php

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Can we say "infrastructure"?

Because this is classic infrastructure neglect.

[TexasTowelie]

2. Yes it is,

and it would cost hundreds of millions to replace buildings like this.

[True Blue American]

3. Put that in perspective

To the crumbling of our bridges, roadways, water lines, electric grids all over the country while Congress fiddles, whines and accomplish nothing. Their salaries and perks are a waste of time.

I sincerely hope the voters wake up, get angry enough to clean house.

[watoos]

4. Good luck agreeing on an infrastructure plan,

have you seen the GOP/Trump plan?

If a bridge needs rebuilt or even built, the taxpayers put up 90% and the developer puts up 10%, when the project is over the developer owns the bridge, he can put a toll on the bridge. Down the road when the bridge needs repairs the developer can just walk away.

Their plan is just like we do with sports arenas and stadiums.