"Man that's a lot of dirt!"

The #1 comment about this picture was, "Man that's a lot of dirt!"

Can't argue with the truth.  All that dirt came out of a hole in the parking lot where the new commercial grease interceptor was buried. (see below)

 Man Person holes, & Sample box

To the right is the only evidence of the 1350 gallon grease interceptor designed to protect the city's sewer system

Another by product of the grease interceptor.  Asphalt recycling anyone?

 Executive Suites Power Panel surrounded by wall insulation to keep down the noise.

 This is the Executive Suite Administrator's Work Area.

Fire Riser fully plumbed and on stand-by!

 Anyone know why we have green drywall?

Hallway to the Youth Activity Room.

Power

  Wires, wires, wires everywhere!

Plenty more Insulation

View of sound room with drywall

View from Lobby facing Stage

Pray For Steve

I wanted to invited everyone to pray for Steve Schechtman and his family. Steve's father passed away today after about 7 years of illness. He was in a local convalescent home and Steve is able to be there for his mother at this time. I will let everyone know if there is anything that we can do to help the family.

blessings,
sean

The Construction Is Moving Foreward

 

Well another week has gone by with quite a bit more work done on the Jesse Lane building.  Here are some pictures of the new concrete poured on the ground floor, and some of the electrical conduit that has been added.

New Bathroom Concrete

New Conduit & Sprinklers

New Concrete For Break Room Sink

New Power Panels

More Conduit

Thank you to Daniel Wallior, Andy & Ron Musser, and Eileen, for their help today.  We got the truncated domes installed near the handicap parking stalls, and the left over dirt hauled away from the bathrooms and the excess from the new concrete approaches.  Daniel and Andy made short work of the concrete left from the saw cutting.  Ron estimated they weighed about 450 lbs each, and after he and I took a few whacks with an 8 lb sledge, just to show the youngsters the proper technique, the young muscles took over and pulverized the 7" thick block of rock, from there, it was off to the dumpster.

Meanwhile, Eileen was  maneuvering the shop vac between the studs, the wall studs that is,  to clean the dirt out of the metal wall tracks.  Next week, we will need to pull the data cables, and of course do some more cleanup. Come join in and be a part of "The Second Story".


We also want to thank Kari Gillette for providing the workers with lunch on Friday.  They were surprised and pleased.  Way to go Kari.

 

Thanks to Daniel Wallior, Andy & Ron Musser, and Eileen for their help with placing the truncated domes, and cleanup.

Good News

Small Group Dinners
Has anyone else heard about the small group dinners? (Bet you thought small group only fed your mind.) Are there times when you would just like to fellowship with friends from church? Are some of your good friends in a group other than yours? Well we have a solution for you… stay tuned. (If you can’t wait, Margie Elder has the 411)

Property News
We have an offer on the property but it was less than we felt it was worth so we have made a counter offer. Stay tuned.
Well we didn’t have to wait long. Our counter offer was countered with some small changes. The Elder Board had already discussed the possibilities, and the new terms were still above the minimums deemed acceptable to the board. The result is the property has sold for:

Sell Price: $300,000

Down Payment: $100,000

Interest Rate 7%

Amortized Term: 30 years, Balance Payable in 10 years.

Please realize that in the last 3 years, no piece of land worth more than $100,000 has been sold in the Woodcrest area, yet ours sold in 14 days. Can you see God?

Building News
We have a new bridge loan that will extend out 1 year. We had no less than 5 banks competing for our loan. The best part is we were able to roll the entire loan together, which erases the April deadline to pay off the initial bridge loan. That will give us up to a year to show 80% Executive Office occupancy. Once that is done, we can apply for a standard loan.
Right now, the money borrowed, including the new loan is less than half the bank appraised value of the finished building. Praise the Lord, and can I get an Amen?

Construction News
Thanks to Toni & Bill Lincoln, Tom Elder, Sarah, Jeff Posth, Sam & Josh of course, and Tom & Ben Christopherson for the work they did on the Jesse Lane building. The sprinklers have been moved or capped, the dirt dug out to allow for concrete to be poured for approaches at the new door locations. The floors are cleaner, and the old electronic equipment has been hauled away -- thanks Toni & Bill.

Next week its my turn, and we will be working on placing the required ADA truncated domes on the sidewalk wheel chair approaches. What are truncated domes you ask, well come down and we'll give you a first had look at the ins and outs of turncated domes. Of course we always need cleanup, so if turncated domes aren't for you, there are plenty of other jobs that need to be done.

Jim Bloom

Jim@misisodeicc.org