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The city is one step closer to demolition to make way for the Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Center.

On Monday, the city announced it had issued notices to proceed with the demolition of eight privately owned properties within the facilitys footprint.

None of the following eight buildings are owned by the city:

A temporary agreed order to give notice of demolition was issued by Judge William Moody on Aug. 4. The notice has a 14-day expiration period, before demolition can begin.

As previously reported, a total of 42 people lived within the downtown arenas footprint. The city said 39 of the 40 renters have relocated with the assistance packages given to them by the city.

Fire Station 11, located at 331 Santa Fe St. and the building owned by Billy Abraham at 212 W. Overland Ave. are not included in the demolition plan.

An Austin judge ruled earlier this month that the city cannot use the voter-approved bonds to construct, design, improve, renovate or equip the facility to be suitable for a sports arena, nor could the city use outside funding to do so.

The City Council then voted to appeal the portions of the judges decision relating to sports events and how they could be funded.

"There are too many ambiguous things, Mayor Dee Margo said. There's not clarity on the venue. Is that using the analogy, 'So we want to do "Disney on Ice" as a form of entertainment opportunities. Well, does that preclude us then from having a hockey game after "Disney on Ice"?' I mean, it's just not clear. Plus, some of the issues related to funding could have limitations on projects around the city."

The city said general obligation bonds issued by the city for the multipurpose center will not be affected by the citys decision to appeal and said bonds previously sold to pay for part of the project and all other issuance of bonds to pay for it are general obligation bonds of the city.

General obligation bonds are secured by and payable from city property taxes.

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Arsenal were listless and uninspired for 90 minutes as the attacking prowess of Liverpool hammered the Gunners for four. Craig Burley lambastes Arsenal's display against Liverpool in his player ratings. Mark Ogden recaps Arsenal's dreadful performance at Liverpool and provides an update on Philippe Coutinho's transfer saga. Aaron Ramsey gives a candid, and dejected, account of Arsenal's showing vs. Liverpool, and their need for vast improvement.

LIVERPOOL, England -- Three quick thoughts from Anfield as Liverpool beat Arsenal 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday.

1. Liverpool blow away sorry Arsenal

For the second time this week, Liverpool's attacking unit made extremely light work of a vulnerable opponent. Liverpool quite simply proved they are everything Arsenal are not. This was an inspired, attacking and resilient performance from Jurgen Klopp's side, similar to their manhandling of Hoffenheim on Wednesday. The way they attack with speed is something to behold, and their hunger to add to the scoreline will lead to further results like this over the course of the season.

Liverpool head into the international break unbeaten, having juggled well with their schedule of European and domestic football.

For Arsenal, well, they should already be pondering the decision to hand manager Arsene Wenger a two-year contract extension. Without the late show against Leicester City to open the Premier League season, the Gunners would be without a win after three games.

Results like this one are far too common, and the lethargic nature of Arsenal's performance should raise alarm bells about the players' commitment to a sorry cause.

There were four different goal-scorers for Liverpool -- Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and second-half substitute Daniel Sturridge -- and there could, and probably should, have been many more.

Anfield is not a place Arsenal having enjoyed visiting recently. They last won here in September 2012 and have conceded 17 goals since that last win.

Arsenal came into the affair fresher after Liverpool's midweek routing of Hoffenheim, but it did not show at all.

Liverpool were having joy out wide, exploiting the gaps in Arsenal's back three. Ten minutes in, Petr Cech denied Salah brilliantly from close range following Emre Can's cross.

Their next chance, again, came from a wide position, but this time Arsenal were made to pay. Joe Gomez, starting ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back, accurately crossed for Firmino, who headed past Cech to put the hosts into the lead.

The domination continued as Arsenal were torn apart when Liverpool made it 2-0 from a simple counter-attack. A pass from Firmino to Mane saw the Senegalese winger square up Aaron Ramsey inside the penalty before curling a low shot into the far corner.

The reality is that Arsenal were fortunate to be heading into the half-time break just two goals down.

When Liverpool made it 3-0, only then did it truly reflect this limp Arsenal display. After clearing a Gunners corner, all Salah had to do was beat Hector Bellerin to the ball, sprint freely towards goal from deep within his own half and then keep his composure to beat Cech.

The fourth was just as simple and had the intensity of a training session, even though there were 13 minutes left to play. Liverpool easily worked possession out from the back before Salah turned provider and crossed for the sub Sturridge to nod it home.

2. Karius shaky as Liverpool record another shutout

Hours before the teamsheets for the match were released, speculation was rife about Klopp's decision to "rest" Simon Mignolet in favour of Loris Karius. There wasn't even a place on the bench for the Belgian, with Danny Ward taking a place on the substitutes' bench as Liverpool's backup goalkeeper.

The explanation from the Liverpool manager was questionable, given the international break follows and Mignolet serves as deputy to Thibaut Courtois for Belgium.

The sudden installation of Karius brought extra attention and scrutiny on his performance. Even during his warm-up, the television's spidercam, used at Anfield for the first time, fixated heavily on the German's movements.

Karius was relatively untroubled, as Arsenal failed to record a single shot on target. His distribution -- which is said to be one of his strengths -- however, was causing plenty of restlessness among the home crowd. In the first half, he was guilty of dawdling with the ball at his feet, but escaped despite Danny Welbeck's best efforts in charging him down. A similar incident occurred again, only for Karius to catch another break. He could have been on back pages for his errors on another day.

His uncertainty did little to put faith within Liverpool's defence, which has come under intense criticism this season. The defenders in red, however, were rarely threatened on Sunday, and what they had to do, they did well. Critics aside, it's back-to-back clean sheets in the league for Liverpool now. If they do bring in an elite centre-half, as Klopp so desires, then there's no limit to how devastating Liverpool can be this season.

3. Wenger gets it wrong at Anfield again

Wenger returned to the scene of his very own crime after he left Alexis Sanchez out of his starting XI at Anfield for the 3-1 defeat back in March, only to bring on the Chilean at half-time and watch him pull Arsenal back into contention in a matter of moments.

He, again, left out one significant player out of his XI in the form of Alexandre Lacazette. As Sanchez returned from an abdominal strain, Lacazette, who has scored twice since his summer arrival from Lyon, made way, leaving the travelling Arsenal supporters inside Anfield astonished for the second consecutive time.

There was only one real chance for Lacazette's replacement, Welbeck, in a quiet first half from an Arsenal attacking perspective. Questions needed to be asked at the break why Arsenal managed just one real opportunity against a shaky defence. Perhaps a world-class striker who costs north of 50 million would have helped though?

Lacazette and Olivier Giroud did appear after the hour mark, but the damage was done, and it was far too little far too late.

Some of the travelling support started to head for the exits after Salah's goal, while a section of those that stayed voiced their displeasure towards the Arsenal manager. Both decisions were entirely understandable.

Glenn is ESPN FC's Liverpool correspondent. You can follow him on Twitter: @GlennPrice94.

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The SECs once-famed championship cathedral is coming down.

If there were any questions about whether or not Mercedes-Benz Stadium would be ready to go for college football in Week 1, those have pretty much been answered.

That should be evidenced by the fact that the Georgia Dome in Atlanta was being prepared for demolition on Monday.

And thats a sad sentence to read for anyone who loves SEC football. The Georgia Dome has housed the SEC Championship Game since 1994, as well as the Peach Bowl since it first opened in 1992.

The Georgia Dome also has been home to the NFLs Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia State Panthers.

Officials are expecting a million or so people to walk through the doors of Mercedes-Benz Stadium over the next two months, according to a report from WSB-TV in Atlanta.

The Georgia Dome was once the largest covered stadium in the world. Now, it will soon be nonexistent.

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Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also hosts a sports radio show. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports and The Oak Ridger.

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LIMBURG, Germany (WTHR) - It took two tries to take down all the pillars of a bridge set for demolition in Germany.

The well-traveled bridge was built in the 1960s as part of Germanys Autobahn, but officials said it was no longer able to cope with the strain of heavy traffic.

So demolition experts were taking it down.

Sunday, they started to demolish the last six pillars.

They used 176 pounds of dynamite, and the first four pillars went down on the first try.

But scattered rock fragments from the first blasts were said to have damaged the other detonators.

That forced the team to make some repairs and have a second go at the explosion.

The second time was the charm, and the last two pillars tumbled down with big bangs and a cloud of dust.

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The German midfielder has fired a shot across the bows of all fellow title chasers after an easy dismantling of the Gunners

Emre Can has sent out a warning to Liverpool's Premier League title rivals, claiming that The Reds' 4-0 demolition of Arsenal is 'just the start' for the Anfield club.

Jurgen Klopp's side struggled to a 3-3 draw in their opening league clash with Watford but have won every match since, with their latest victory over the Gunners one of the greatest performances fans have seen from the club in recent times.

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Sitting second in the table heading into the international break, Can believes he and his team-matescan't play much better, but has promised consistent hard work in order to maintain Liverpool's seemingly free-scoring current form.

It was a big, big performance, Can told reporters after the match. Everyone did great I don't think you can play much better.

Don't forget that it was Arsenal we were playing when was the last time Liverpool won 4-0 against Arsenal? It was just great.

It gives us confidence going into the international break and everyone's happy, but we have to keep working. Out performance was good but we need to keep it up. It's just the start.

Plaudits were mainly directed at the goal-scoring front three of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, but Can himself, alongside Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum, all played key roles in pinning Arsenal back with their high-tempo pressing.

Can realises that intensity may not be possible every match depending on fitness levels, but admits it's what manager Klopp expects from his starting XI every time they take to the field.

He expects that from his midfield players, the Germany international went on, Of course I can't do it every time but I'm trying to do it more often than last year. It's working well so far.

I think you could see on Wednesday [vs Hoffenheim] that we played at a high tempo then again here [today]. Everybody feels food, in good shape and that's very important.

Whether Liverpool will be able to keep up with Klopp's demands for the entirety of the season remains a topic of hot debate, but the potential arrival of Thomas Lemar from Monaco will add additional options for the demanding coach.

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Meanwhile, the Anfield outfit have also reached an agreement to sign RB Leipzig Naby Keita, though the Guinean midfielder will not join up with Liverpool until the 2018-19 season.

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OAKLAND COUNTY, MI Once a sports and entertainment mecca, demolition of the now dilapidated Silverdome in Oakland County will start next month. After a few snags and weeks worth of environmental remediation, the Adamo Group will begin bringing the stadium down in sections and expects to just about finished by January, according to an Oakland Press report.

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In this June, 2015 photo, a contracted demolition crew from Detroit-based Homrich demolishes a house on Dolphin Street, as part of the city's blighted house demolition program.(Photo: Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Pres, Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Pres)

WASHINGTON The state of Michigan charged a federal fund dedicated to housing relief and tearing down abandoned homes more than $330,000 to give employees free parking, an audit found today.

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) responded to the claim, which was contained in an audit that found millions in what a special inspector general in Washington characterized as unnecessary expenses charged to the federal Hardest Hit Fund by various states, saying the charge was reasonable.

"The parking for contract employees who work in downtown Lansing -- where parking is not free and is actually at a premium because it is the state capital -- was essential to meet staffing levels required for the important work of helping families in Michigan avoid foreclosure," said Katie Bach, a MSHDA spokeswoman. "Not paying this expense would have put (the state) at a disadvantage in attracting and retaining the talent required."

The number of contract employees receiving the benefit has fluctuated over time, from between 65 to nearly 100 at the height of the program.

Bach said the MichiganHomeowner Assistance Nonprofit Housing Corp., which MSHDA created to oversee the Hardest Hit Fund in the state, approved the charge,believing it was "a reasonable and customary expense of doing business, withwhich previous federal audits have taken no issue."

The Hardest Hit Fund, created in 2010 under the Trouble Asset Relief Fund to help keep residents in their homes and stabilize neighborhoods in the wake of the housing crisis, has committed a total of about $761 million to Michigan since its inception, about half of which has been targeted for demolitions, especially those in Detroit.

In previous reports to Congress and the U.S. Treasury, Christy Goldsmith Romero, the special inspector general for the TARP, has found instances of alleged waste, including last year uncovering what it said was $8.2 million in waste and abuse in Nevada that included car allowances, rent payments and overhead expenses Romero concluded were unjustified.

In the most recent report, which was sent today to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Romero and her auditors found that state agencies in Michigan, South Carolina, Nevada, Rhode Island, Ohio and California charged TARP more than $600,000 for transportation costs which would have been more appropriately paid for by the states themselves.

It recommended the states be required to pay back the money.

The Michigan state agency charged TARP $330,575 to give all employees the perk of free parking, the audit said. The Michigan state agency decided at a Board of Directors meeting in February 2011 to provide free parking for employees working on the Hardest Hit Fund.

Every dollar spent on unnecessary expenses is a dollar that is no longer available for homeowner assistance, the audit said, noting that funds were charged to cater barbeque dinners in North Carolina and to pay back rent on offices in Rhode Island among other expenses.

Michigan officials didn't immediately respond to the suggestion that the funds be repaid.

In Michigan, the audit also found charges of $77 for refreshments for a meeting with Treasury officials in 2015; $55 for gifts for employees from Bed Bath and Beyond and some $6,000 in other charges for food and beverages over the last seven years.

The Hardest Hit Fund and the demolitions it largely funds in Detroit have become a source of controversy, which questions being raised about costs and payments made to contractors. This week the Detroit Land Bank Authoritys demolition director resigned after just seven months on the job and a federal investigation into Detroits aggressive demolition program is continuing.

The citys inspector general also said this week that two contractors submitted doctored photos of sidewalk repairs done in connection with the demolition program in order to get paid.

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Detroit The program director for the land banks federally funded demolition effort has resigned, the authority confirmed Thursday.

Rebecca Camargo is stepping down from the post for other opportunities, said Craig Fahle, a spokesman for the Detroit Land Bank Authority. She tendered her resignation last week and it will be effective Sept. 1, he said.

The high-ranking departure is the latest in recent months for the land bank, which is currently at the center of a federal criminal investigation into the citys demolition activities. The probe is among several federal, state and local reviews.

Camargo, a former Wayne County prosecutor, has worked with the land bank since 2014 and formerly assisted with its nuisance abatement and drug house programs. She could not be immediately reached Thursday for comment.

We thank her for her time, said Fahle of Camargo, who took the director job earlier this year. Shes been a great asset to the land bank for over three years. We wish her well.

The demolition program came under scrutiny in fall 2015 amid concerns over bidding practices and soaring costs. The land bank oversees Detroits blight elimination along with the Detroit Building Authority. More than 12,000 blighted homes have been demolished under the program since May 2014.

Camargo was named program director in mid-January, replacing Pura Bascos, who resigned. Officials at the time said Bascos was stepping down to return to her family in New Orleans. Days later, land bank compliance manager Martha Delgado left the blight reduction program for undisclosed reasons.

The departures came after former building authority deputy director Jim Wright, who oversaw the blight removal program, abruptly resigned in August 2016.

Bascos and Delgado were among 14 current and former employees listed on subpoenas from the Office of the Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program received by the land bank last year requesting documents pertaining to federally funded contracts and several demolition contractors.

The land banks deputy general counsel, Tammy Daniels, will step in as the interim director, Fahle said.

A permanent replacement will be determined by the land banks new executive director, Saskia Thompson, who is slated to join the authority Sept. 5. Thompson, a Detroit native who formerly served as deputy finance director for the city of Philadelphia, was selected for the $150,000-a-year position following a national search.

Prior executive director Carrie Lewand-Monroe announced her departure in March to take on a consulting role with the agency as well as private development work. Lewand-Monroe had joined the land bank in 2014 and became its executive director in December 2015.

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MT. VERNON The MVTHS School Board Tuesday approved seeking bids to demolish Buildings A through F and M at the old campus.

The cost of demolishing the buildings and abating asbestos has been estimated at roughly $1.3 million, but a firm price tag won't be known until after bids are received. The goal is to complete the project by June 1, 2018, but the time frame is not set in stone, said Mt. Vernon Township High School Consultant Dr. Nick Osborne.

That's our target, Osborne said. We'd like to see it all taken care of before the next school year begins.

Last month, school board members reached a consensus that A through F and M Buildings should be demolished and G and H Buildings should be sold. A through F are located on the east side of Seventh Street and M is a small house across from F Building.

Dealing with the old campus has become a major priority for the board considering the cost of maintaining the site, as well as liability and vandalism concerns.

Estimates are it costs $11,000 to $12,000 a month or about $150,000 a year to maintain A through F Buildings with utilities. And while outside parties have expressed interest in buying G and H, no one has done so for A through F.

Currently, MVTHS officials are compiling a list of firms that may want to submit bids for the demolition. A bid specification packet will be sent to those companies.

In addition, the district will place ads in local newspapers to advertise for bids and interested parties can also contact MVTHS for more information.

Potential bidders will be required to attend a pre-bid meeting Sept. 13 in A Building at the old campus. A time for the meeting has not yet been set.

We think this is important enough that we're going to make sure people are understanding what they're getting into with this, Osborne said. This is a very big project, a very large project with a lot of issues that have to be attended to.

MVTHS Board President Matthew Flanigan warned that the asbestos abatement adds another layer of complexity to the project.

There's a lot of liability issues, especially with asbestos, that we've got to take care of, he said.

Meanwhile, the district is seeking proposals from architectural firms to oversee construction of a new 15,000 square-foot maintenance building that would also include space for athletic and drama storage, as well as concessions and restrooms.

It is unclear whether MVTHS will build one or two structures. The cost is estimated at more than $1 million and the project also has a tentative completion date of June 1, 2018, Osborne said.

MVTHS will pay for the demolition and maintenance building out of its Capital Projects Fund, which contains about $2.5 million from the state's final payment for the new school construction, among other revenues. The rest of the state funding was used to pay off half of MVTHS' debt.

According to updated figures presented Tuesday, the Capital Projects Fund begins fiscal year 2018 with a balance of about $6.8 million and will end the year at $212,000, a loss of about $6.6 million.

The fund includes roughly $3.5 million in expenses to pay for the maintenance building and old campus demolition, as well as completion of the greenhouse and the baseball/softball fields.

Interim Superintendent Marilyn Holt said she hopes bids for the demolition and maintenance building come in much lower than initial cost estimates.

Holt praised Osborne and Director of Facilities Brian Rightnowar for their work on the projects and said she is excited about the progress being made.

They have done amazing work and I take my hat off to both of those gentlemen, Holt said. I'm pleased with the progress.

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