Service organizations unite to expand housing for homeless veterans

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BY ALLEN FENNEWALD

An old lamp flew from the second story of the former Deluxe Inn near Business Loop 70 East. Sledgehammers crashed and power tools whizzed in a destructive cacophony as snow began to fall onto the broken drywall and shattered sheet rock lying in industrial-size waste containers.

Volunteer demolition teams of seven to eight laughed as they tore through the derelict motel to discover adult magazines and empty whiskey bottles hidden in the ceiling.

Welcome Home Inc., which provides shelter for mid-Missouri veterans, and the Columbia Housing Authority teamed with Team Rubicon and other organizations Saturday to prepare new shelter and housing facilities to veterans and others in need.

Volunteers gutted motel rooms, removing carpet and drywall in preparation for the asbestos hire vetsremoval. Although the ground became slick as more snow fell, interior demolition stayed well ahead of schedule, partially because volunteers were working harder to stay warm in the cold.

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