Bayshore parking garage reopens after February collapse
SKYFOX of Bayshore parking garage collapse
GLENDALE, Wis. - The Bayshore parking garage that partially collapsed earlier this year has reopened, officials announced Tuesday.
Two cars were crushed and dozens more were left trapped inside when part of the Silver Spring Parking Garage's third level fell, collapsing part of the second level along with it on Feb. 23. No one was hurt.
In June, FOX6 News cameras found a large crane and other heavy equipment stationed at the collapse site. According to Bayshore and its insurance company, a snow removal company that shoveled large mounds of snow on the top level of the garage is responsible for the collapse.
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Statement from Bayshore:
Bayshore and its engineering, construction, inspection partners have efficiently and effectively worked together to reopen the Silver Spring Garage well ahead of the projected timeframe for the reconstruction. We are very thankful that no one was injured in the garage collapse and together, with our partners’ immediate and incredible support, we are again able to serve our guests with full access to the garage.
Statement from victims of collapse:
We remain thankful that nobody was injured or killed in the parking structure collapse, which had the potential to be an incredibly worse situation.
We recognize that Bayshore is celebrating the full repair and re-opening of their parking structure. At the same time, it is important for everyone to remain aware that while Bayshore (through their insurance carrier) has taken care of themselves, they continue to ignore their social responsibility and obligations to those who were impacted by their negligence. Employees whose vehicles were stuck in the parking structure, as well as business owners who rely on adequate parking being available for their customers, have been unfairly impacted.
Instead, Bayshore Mall has chosen to leave all of us to fend for ourselves, stuck between two national insurance companies, each of which is blaming the other. This is unacceptable and we will continue to pursue options to be made whole.
We feel that Bayshore Mall’s negligence is clear. It seems evident that Bayshore Mall, doing business as Cypress Equities, failed to provide a proper snow removal apparatus including a snow chute for their parking structure. Bayshore Mall also required tenants and their employees to park in the parking structure, on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Most importantly, we question whether Bayshore Mall adequately vetted, trained, or supervised the vendor they hired. Bayshore Mall should be reimbursing us for our costs. If Bayshore feels that their snowplow vendor is at fault, we believe it is Bayshore’s responsibility to reimburse us and then pursue the issue with their snow removal vendor.
We also have concerns about the actions of the snow removal company, Winter Services. Additionally, we plan to review the role and actions of the City of Glendale in this matter, as well as any firms involved in the design and construction of this structure.
Anyone who has been impacted by Bayshore’s negligence in this incident is encouraged to visit bayshore-victims-united.blogspot.com for information on how they can join the effort to be fully reimbursed for the costs they incurred when the parking structure collapsed.