Nature might abhor a vacuum, but it can't compete with a disaster without an immediate apparent cause. "This is just another factor that should be considered as a possible piece in the puzzle," said Paul Novack, an attorney who served six terms as mayor from 1992 to 2004. Now the former mayor of this seaside village wants to know whether the vibration from such heavy loads right outside its door may have undermined an already troubled building and contributed to the collapse of the condominium tower. The heavy equipment traveled a singular route that took it right by the garage of Champlain Towers South, at 8777 Collins Ave. The same garage is the focus of the deadly collapse of the building in the early morning hours of June 24. Up to 272 dump truckloads per day. Six days a week. Unlike other renourishment projects where the sand is pumped up from the depths of the ocean, the precious commodity was trucked into Surfside. The project ended about a year before the town became renowned as the site of the catastrophic Champlain Towers South condominium collapse. Resembling a kid's giant sandbox replete with Tonka toys, excavators and dump trucks replenished the beach in Surfside for months. Watch Video: Surfside Building Collapse: Property Evidence Processing
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