Crews have begun demolition at Parade Park Homes this month. Construction of a new version of the historic housing co-op, meant to revamp the struggling and closed complex, has been delayed since its groundbreaking in October of last year.
Mayor Quinton Lucas said on KCUR’s Up to Date last week that the demolition was delayed due to “bureaucracy” while developers and the city awaited final permit approvals from the state and federal governments.
“We’ve had too many fires there lately,” Lucas said. “As we’ve gone through some winter challenges, I thought it was necessary that we do that key step of demolition and let people see what is coming next.”…