SBA hires Conn. firm to demolish<br> buildings at Rocky Point

WARWICK – The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Rhode Island office says it has hired Fuss & O’Neill, a full-service engineering firm based in Manchester, Conn., to oversee the demolition of buildings and environmental cleanup at the old Rocky Point Amusement Park.
The SBA – which has overseen the property since February 2000 as the court-appointed receiver for Moneta Capital Corp. – had petitioned the U.S. District Court seeking permission to remove buildings on the former midway for safety reasons.
The agency had filed the petition at the request of Warwick city officials, who after several fires at the property had contacted the SBA in October, asking that certain buildings be demolished.
The court granted the SBA’s petition Jan. 24, ordering that the receiver demolish those structures designated by the city building inspector.