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R a Wwa; � �4 - - Z-- M� <br />�V-M--W-h �-:,% - L, <br />The Kownover Farmstead <br />50106 Bittersweet Trail <br />Granger, Indiana 46530 <br />Corn Crib Project <br />Background <br />From the beginning of our ownership in 2015, we have known that the corn crib building was in need <br />of restoration if possible. The roof was already tarped on the southwest end, and there was soft wood <br />flooring in the weathered crib. The east end of the crib had been used as a chicken coop and the wet <br />hay and bedding had taken its toll nn the floorine and side members at the east end of the crib portion. <br />Hatches and other hinged access <br />ports were loose and no longer <br />latched closed. End doors were <br />satisfactory in function, and were <br />padlocked for safety. Interior <br />structural components were <br />suspect, so we added support <br />beams until a definitive plan <br />could be made for the structural <br />issues. There were several major <br />projects in the last 3 years, so <br />there has been no intentional <br />delay in addressing this issue. <br />This year, construction teams <br />have been overwhelmed with <br />work, and we have been forced to <br />delay any prospect of contractor <br />work. <br />I engaged Jeff Weldy, our intended contractor, and we met at the property within the last month. We <br />arranged to meet with Steve Szaday and Adam Toering last week. Understanding both the urgency of <br />the upcoming winter threat, and the deadline for submission for CoA on October 1, we hastened to <br />illustrate our initial plan, and we hope to convey (albeit incomplete) our certain assurance of <br />reconstructing in like fashion, with like materials in like appearance, and with only interior differences <br />that allow for building function, that wasn't possible in its current state. Part of that plan is to include a <br />perennial maintenance plan to protect the woodwork. <br />• <br />• <br />