I’ve obtained a copy of the PFIC Proposal. They only proposed doing the full $4 million restoration for a fixed annual lease price of $393,534. Continue reading
The BOS meeting was relatively uneventful with respect to the town hall issue, but not without cause for reflection on the sad state of affairs that surrounds it. Continue reading
Wolfeboro politics has taken a turn for the worse. The pieces of a potential strategy to further marginalize voters started to take shape at the recent Board of Selectmen meeting. Continue reading
At tonight’s BOS meeting, Mr. Owen presented a third party financing plan for Brewster Hall. Continue reading
In early September, I drafted a BMH Alternative that could result in preservation of Brewster Hall with town offices, but spare the taxpayers from the cost of the historic preservation part. Continue reading
The resounding theme from McGinley Kalsow was the unqualified assertion that BMH was “structurally sound” and will stand for another 100 years. Indeed, as far as I can tell, there were no major structural fixes in their plan.
When NCA Architects took over, they revisited the structural integrity of the building with the same engineers that consulted with MK. When they subsequently presented their revised plans last year, there was provision for reinforcing the roof with steel. The reason that was given to the public was that the building needed to be brought up to current seismic codes, in case we have an earthquake.
Now, in the latest presentation by NCA at the Sept 7, 2011 meeting, John Grosvenor spent a few minutes describing how the roof was spreading and pushing the walls out, and cautioned that steel reinforcing is needed within the next ten years.
See the presentation here.
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