Daniels asks for renovation work to stop at future Purdue office

Some of the renovations planned for the office of the president in Purdue’s Hovde Hall will be stopped. The change comes after President-elect Mitch Daniels found out about the $380,000 project.

Daniels says he did not know about the work before it started and asked that it be stopped.

A university spokesperson says much of the work already has been completed. That includes deep cleaning, new carpet squares and lighting through three offices, the reception area, a common conference room and a support staff area.

Some of the renovation and rehabilitation work has been on the planning books since the 1980s.