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Asbestos discovery drives cost increase for Rabbi Shulman Apartments demolition

Mike Murrell

South Bend officials say asbestos found after demolition began is driving a $308,000 cost increase for the former Rabbi Shulman Apartments project.

A building at the former Drewrys Brewery property on Elwood Avenue in South Bend. The city hopes to at least have building demolition contracted out by the end of the year.

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City moving to clear some Drewrys brewery site buildings

Jeff Parrott

The city of South Bend's demolition plans come after the U.S Environmental Protection Agency last year cleared the site of asbestos-laded debris

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Cleanup will start in the new year at former Drewrys Brewery in South Bend

Shelli Harmon-Baker, Rachel Schnelle

The City of South Bend and the EPA will start cleanup on the former site of Drewrys Brewery

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Illegal Dumping Slows Cleaning Process Of Old Drewry's Brewery Site

South Bend community members gathered Thursday night to express concerns about the state of the old Drewry’s Brewery site. This discussion has been going…