Asa Bloomer Building Suicide – An individual tragically jumps to death within the Asa Bloomer building which is located at 88 Merchants Row, Rutland, VT 05701, USA on Monday, according to responding authorities. The deceased, a 45-year-old male, has not been identified yet to allow for the notification of their next of kin. After jumping from the stairwell on the third floor, the man was pronounced dead at Rutland Regional Medical Center, as confirmed by the police.
Law enforcement officials have stated that they do not suspect any foul play in connection with the incident. However, as of late Tuesday afternoon, the Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services, the entity responsible for the Bloomer Building, had not provided any responses to inquiries made. “I feel sooooo bad right now … all the Rutland peeps careful if you have a business to do at the Asa bloomer building there was a suicide today. Some poor soul jumped from the 4th floor and landed in the lobby.”
About Asa Bloomer Building
The ASA Bloomer Building is a 4-story office building that was constructed in 1995 by joining two circa 1910 buildings together with an infill structure. The building currently houses several important state departments and services to the community including the State’s Attorney’s Office, Disabilities Aging and Independent Living, Department of Children and Families, Office of Child Support, Department of Vermont Health Access, Vermont Department of Health, Department of Environmental Conservation, Natural Resources Board (Act 250), and a Department of Labor office.
The ASA Bloomer Building came under state ownership on January 1, 2018, after being a lease-to-own property for 20 years. The building needs significant upgrades and improvements to bring it up to state standards for the health and safety of state employees and the public who enter this building for state services. Many of the building’s system components are original and beyond their rated life including the fire alarm system, and many vital heating and cooling components including heat pumps, heat recovery units, and the cooling tower.
Most of the carpet is original, worn, and beyond its rated life, as well as the roof needs replacement. Several of these building components are in various stages of design and bidding for replacement as funding was provided in FY19 as part of the budget adjustment. This request is to continue planning for the future of the space needs and to make vital repairs and replacements to sustain the building for many years to come.
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