HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=AUGUST 07, 2007 (4) Elgin Heritage Commission: Minutes page i
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• The company has made a cammimlem to A¢Tech to provide space within their
building next to their outlet store for an educational center and to help in its
onstrachun and maintenance. AgTech in addition to their own ihndmising, is
looking to other groups to parmea with them in providing Wucaliowl material fixthe
He stated that a demolition firm had hon contracted to pull away the pans of the ham
they want to keep and preserve; representatives of Apt rich will be on site to help
dwetnhine what can be saved and wlhm won to have the most hiSlemeal veluc. The
saved pieces will be stored short term on the field next to the bank and then moved, if
nesessav, to longer term storage at one of their building to await the construatiun of
a planned educational ecnmr. Of the materials not saved: the Concrete brill he sem to
Plote, Inc. to be recycled and the woad will be sent to Congas Development in
Hillside, 11,for landfill. This will be handled by the demolition firm.
The plan is for sections of the walls to be reconstructed along with some old tools to
be displayed within an educational center in their building on the prapety, located
next to chair outlet store nn Randall Road It would be open to the pnhl is when the
stop is open .Monday through Friday S30am to 5:00pm and Saturdays 9:OOam to
3:Oflpm. Portions of the then tailI he shown along with its history; (lie 8tvup AgTech
plans to provide kiosks to show care the agricultural hismry of the area and Era
• hnportance of farming to Otu whole country. They would provide docents for any
groups that corm to tour the center; individuals can walk through the area on their
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Commisiuncr 13amen soled that she wu urmonhfonable discussing the item at this
time since it should be done by the Desitin Review subcommittee of the Commission
rather than at this toren. She indicated that discussion at elm meeting would give the
appeerami at the applicant having skirted IIm inview process with the Subcommiuec,
and seta had precedent for moiety bytha Commission. Additionally, xhcnotm that
the item ohs. not on the agenda and should not be discussed. She indicated that she
"Old therefore abstain from diwa,,ion since proper procedure was nut followed.
'I here was diSQmeiomt rot who the demolition company was Mr. Meyer indicated that
Il ac companies had been appmadwd, mrd bad provided different cost estimates fat'
removing the mat¢lal Gam the sitethe estimates to remove rho cupola alone were in
the amount to$33.000. The romps my also indicated that wished to provide a safe
environment for visitors to look at the material to salvage.
Cotmnnkvoner Papa full [list d ac should he a public forum at wfiuh the demolition
of the strachrre should he discussed. lle recallud [list approximately $950,000 had
already limn spent on the stabilization of the ham and moaned to know if Ihcre was an
forensic investigation ten "Iry the ham collapsed.
• However, Hsu acknmeledgCd the urgent need to remove the material w a safe
location and "cold like enure that there were plans ler salvage the revisable material,
lie recommCndM that company look at possibly saving as much ;is possible, such
as wall panel, the cupula, cue