![An architect with Merriman Associates sent a letter reasurring the Dallas Landmark Commission that the removal of marble panels from the exterior of the George Dahl-designed building that formerly housed the downtown Dallas Public Library is temporary. The letter said some of the panels were in danger of falling.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206014356im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20141201-1201librarymarble.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w220/1201librarymarble.JPG)
Architect reassures Dallas preservationists that old downtown library's marble panels will be restored
Adam Jones of Merriman Associates sent the city's Landmark Commission a letter saying the panels' "temporary" removal is necessary because of "public life safety concerns."