Chimney changes at Cape city hall Thursday

ABOVE: Robby Hengst backs up Skip Stroder as he secures safety netting around the chimney of Cape Girardeau City Hall on Thursday. Displacing the eight-inch concrete cap was the first step toward removing a 20-foot section of the chimney by hand. BELOW: Stroder watches as Hengst guides the cap into the back of a dump truck. BOTTOM: Hengst and Stroder stand in a boom lift as the heavy cap is lifted by a crane.