THE ALBERTON PAPERS #7
By Dick Darne 3-14-06
"It shouldn’t cost a million to put up a pavillion" D. Darne
"Can’t anybody here play this game" Casey Stengel
Facts we know, according to the available information at this time:
1)a genuine architect drew up plans for a nice gazebo
2)community development block grant (federal money) gave us funds to help pay for materials to build gazebo
3)materials were purchased and concrete poured to the tune of over $7000
4)expensive glue lams were left directly on the ground, sinking well into ground
5)while concrete was troweled nicely, the specified post anchors were not installed
6)while the inventory of glu- lams match the invoice, some are not the correct length 7)the post anchor problem can be corrected, at the direction of the architect, by custom fabricating & properly anchoring post anchors 8) the purchase of additional materials will be necessary, both missing and any weather damaged beams
9)a "consortium" of local talent is needed to decide on a course of action, be it volunteer or contractor, someone needs to be in charge
10) all liability & safety matters must be considered
11)compliance with CDBG is necessary to prevent future problems with grants or having this one pulled.
We have a pile of lemons. Can we make lemonade? Whom to blame? See #5 we were asleep at the wheel.
"We have met the enemy and he is us" Walt Kelly (pogo)
" The road to hell is paved with good intentions" St Bernard of Clairvaux
to make lemonade, contact me: Dick Darne 722-4575 aldermandarne@hotmail.com
P.s. I’ll be gone to portland next week to visit granddaughter, see joe