Two men charged with building-code violation at former Packard plant


Staff report

WARREN

Two men working for Sergio DiPaolo of Girard, owner of the former Packard Electric buildings on Dana and Griswold Streets, have been charged with a building-code violation after they were observed cutting steel out of one of the buildings without the proper permits.

Ernest W. Gallagher III, 54, of New Wilmington, Pa., and Robert M. Phillips, 28, of Adams Avenue Northwest, will be arraigned at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Warren Municipal Court.

Chris Taneyhill, city building official, said the Building Department observed the workers in Building 8, at the corner of Griswold Street and Paige Avenue, on Feb. 6 and again Tuesday. Taneyhill filed the charges Tuesday.

Wednesday afternoon is when DiPaolo appears in Warren Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing on similar charges filed against him in August.

His charges allege he failed to complete the demolition of the former Delphi buildings by the date in 2012 that had been promised and allege he was occupying one or more of the buildings last August despite not having an occupancy permit.

DiPaolo, 50, with addresses in Girard and Niles, is owner of DiPaolo Industrial Developers LLC and other businesses that primarily work in the demolition industry.

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