Weekend damage leads to extra guarding and continuing repairs
Precautions are being taken to prevent further destruction to the construction site for UA's Mount Graham International Observatory power line, after vandals caused more than $100,000 in damage during the weekend.
Deputy Rose Lacey from the Mount Graham Sheriff's office said that a deputy is patrolling the construction area several times a day.
"Security in the area has been escalated," Lacey said. "The construction company has hired a security person for all hours."
Buddy Powell, associate director of the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory, said that although initial estimates of the damage were as high as $200,000, officials believe there will be few delays in the construction.
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