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Preservationists want monitor appointed

Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999 | 10:53 a.m.

RENO -- Preservationists have asked the Nevada Supreme Court to appoint a monitor for the Mapes Hotel in downtown Reno while a legal challenge to the building's scheduled demolition is pending.

The motion filed on Tuesday was made after advocates for the 52-year-old landmark watched demolition crews remove pumps and close wells on the property.

Preservations claimed the work could be in violation of a court order prohibiting further damage to the building while the case is in court.

City officials said the pumps and wells can be removed without harming the 12-story structure. But they ordered crews to stop work anyway to avoid a perception that they were violating the court order.

Washoe District Judge James Hardesty last week rejected a lawsuit by preservationists that claimed the Reno City Council violated the state's Open Meeting Law when it voted in September to demolish the building.

Preservationists appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court, which issued a Dec. 23 order that allowed crews to clean up loose material from the roof but prohibited further demolition until a ruling in the case is made.

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