"Grabbing Something Quick for Dinner" Not What it Used to Be

This information was published in the  restoration news center on Aug. 9, 2012:

Anne Kirkpatrick, Moderator

On many days it’s takes a lot longer to go to Geissler’s to “grab something quick for dinner.”  It’s not unusual to be stopped in an aisle and be asked the same question that many of you have been asked, “When is the building going to start?”

The good news is that work began on Monday to remove the plywood and the wall on the first floor of the church office building.  The trench was dug and cement was poured for the footing (2’6” deep) for the new wall for the church office building.  Framing will be put up for the first floor and next week the wall on the second floor will be removed and a new one will be built.  Each floor will have a double-width center door instead of the previous single width door.  The third step will be to remove the damaged part of the roof and put on new shingles.  Then plywood will be re-installed on the entire new wall.  The plywood won’t be removed until the new church wall is built, but it will enable us to get a certificate of occupancy to move back into the church office building.

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Once the demolition is completed, the installation of insulation in the other parts of the church office building can begin.  Hopefully, the new church office wall will be ready for insulation by the time the other rooms have been done.  We are trying to coordinate timing of each phase to get the building re-opened soon.

The exterior siding that was damaged on the side of the church office entrance is being removed and replaced.  The fire alarm panels were installed in the church office entrance this week.  Hardware for the system is being mounted in each room in the Bugbee Center and office portion and will be completed by Monday.  The fire marshal will then do the final inspection.

So, if you get a question from someone while “grabbing something quick for dinner," the building of the new church will begin the week of September 24th.  The Ground Breaking Celebration will be on Sunday, September 23 at 4:00 P.M.

Our best wishes go to Barry this week while he is on vacation and hopefully having some time away to relax and spend time with his family, especially his new grandson.