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Bridge work expected in June as volunteers peel logs; committee debates decking material
Summary
Committee reported one-third of logs peeled and $300 in milling costs paid; Adam urged a June start for the bridge and members discussed switching decking from $2/board-foot cedar to $0.80/board-foot hemlock for durability and cost savings.
John Nininger reported successful volunteer recruitment for log peeling and said roughly one-third of the logs have been peeled and milled; the minutes record $300 in milling costs paid so far. The locust beams have been milled and stored in Putney; Adam plans to pick them up on his return from Massachusetts. The committee recorded that Peter has been hospitalized and is currently unavailable to work on the project.
The committee expects to begin bridge construction in June. Adam emphasized the need to complete the work quickly because of a busy July and August schedule and said he would bring an architect apprentice, Leo Granite, to help. Members discussed decking materials: considering hemlock—described as harder and more durable—at $0.80 per board foot compared with the $2 per board foot budgeted for cedar.
