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Restoration update: Methodist Church project reports fundraising, intern match and on‑site review after ADA/landing concerns
Summary
Project volunteers reported $351,616.22 in revenue, pending a tourism grant, said a University of Utah public history professor offered an intern, and described a contractor/print discrepancy on concrete/ADA landing that prompted an on‑site review with the historical architect.
Presenter (S3) gave the second‑quarter update on the Methodist Church restoration project, reporting $351,616.22 in revenue and a current budget balance of $12,477.85, and said a pending Box Elder tourism grant will be added only after a bid is accepted.
The presenter described recent fundraising (about $1,270 from an Easter basket raffle and Independence Weekend activities) and outreach at the Utah Historic Preservation Conference, where the group met Dr. Matt Basso, a University of Utah public history professor who offered to match the project with an intern to assist with artifacts and museum planning.
On construction issues, Presenter (S3) raised concerns about recently poured concrete and ADA access: the presenter said the steps and landing do not align with the prints and that "the landing is too or the front is just too small," adding that the contractor may not have followed the blueprints. The presenter said an on‑site meeting is scheduled with Aaron Holt (FFKR historical architect) and the contractor to review concrete elevations and develop a remedy before proceeding with door and other construction work.
The presenter said some expense figures on the report need to be double‑checked; until pending grant funds are received the grant amounts are not included in totals. The update was informational; the committee will meet on site with the architect and contractor to resolve ADA and concrete concerns before approving further construction steps.
Presenter (S3) also described networking benefits from the preservation conference and noted expected intern support for museum planning and artifact inventory work.
