Progress
In January, 2008, the Piatt County Animal Shelter leased a home for our fledgling facility from The Pontious Farm, a you-pick berry and herb farm in White Heath, Illinois.
But so much has happened since then!
For example: In April, 2008, when Jason Nixon of Nixon Construction, Monticello, IL, determined it would be more efficient and cost effective to demolish the Pontious Farm honey house (except for the foundation) and essentially build from scratch, the Piatt County Animal Shelter building project changed from an expansion/remodeling effort to a demolition/rebuilding effort.
Then, in June, 2008, when Ameren told Rick Pontious a power pole must be moved to accommodate the roof pitch of the new shelter at a cost of $8500, Rick and Nancee Moster Pontious, and Diana McPheeters agreed to move the site of new shelter to the southeast corner of The Pontious Farm.
Progress Highlights
| Date |
Activity |
| Sunday, February 10, 2008 |
It's 9 degrees Fahrenheit outside, with a wind chill of -12 degrees and wind gusts up to 37 miles per hour. Nevertheless, the volunteer demolition crew is hard at work pulling up the old wood floor in half of the honey house. (The other half is concrete.) Now that's dedication! |
Saturday,
April 5, 2008 |
Jason Nixon of Nixon Construction, Monticello, IL, determines it will be more efficient and cost effective to demolish the honey house (except for the foundation) and essentially build from scratch. So the Piatt County Animal Shelter building project changes from an expansion/remodeling effort to a demolition/rebuilding effort. |
Tuesday,
April 8, 2008 |
Jason Nixon prepares a preliminary set of plans for review by Diana McPheeters, Rick Pontious, and Nancee Moster Pontious. |
Sunday,
April 20, 2008 |
Expert Rick Pontious of W.E. Excavating, Monticello, IL, takes charge of the demolition effort. More... |
| Saturday, May 10, 2008 |
Volunteers, with the help of Rick Pontious and W.E. Excavating's backhoe, finish clearing the concrete pad of all demolition debris. See progress pictures. |
| Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
Victor Orberson and his son Alex transplant a mature tree blocking the rebuild effort while Rick Pontious and Tweedle watch. If you've never seen the equipment to move mature trees before, check this out. It's really cool! See progress pictures. |
| Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
Ameren informs Rick Pontious the power pole next to the concrete pad must be moved to accommodate the roof pitch of the new shelter. Cost: $8500! |
| Monday, June 23, 2008 |
Rick and Nancee Moster Pontious, and Diana McPheeters agree to move the site of new shelter to the southeast corner of The Pontious Farm. This is a more easily separable parcel if Rick and Nancee ever decide to sell the farm. But, more importantly, it's nowhere near that @#$%^ power pole! |
| Friday, June 27, 2008 |
Under Tweedle's and Harley D's supervision, the Everlast Portable Building company of Sullivan, Illinois, installs a 20' x 12' building on the concrete pad.The Piatt County Animal Shelter is now in business at the Pontious Farm on Saturdays. HOORAY! See progress pictures. |
| July 14, 2008 |
Building permit approved. Time to break ground! |
Before
Anticipated After: Inside
Even these plans have changed slightly. The new dimensions are 64' x 32'. Click the plan for a larger image.
Anticipated After: Outside
Please stay tuned.
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