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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Refurbishing Of State House Dome On Schedule

Restoration of the State House dome is on track and will be finished by late October, a state official said Wednesday.

Sam Cook, Annapolis regional director for the state's Department of General Services, said he is amazed at how well the dome's centuries-old wood has resisted decay.

"All in all, it is in good shape," Cook said. That's a bit surprising, he said, since "it was peeling (paint) so bad, you could see it from the ground."

Work on the $787,000 renovation began in mid-April.

"The slowest part of the project was erection of the scaffolding," Cook said.

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