Mayview Barn to be Demolished
Upper St. Clair commissioners also vote to forgive 30 percent of The Outdoor Classroom composting toilets loan.
Last minute pleas by two residents Monday night were not enough to convince the Upper St. Clair commissioners to spare the Mayview Barn, as the motion to demolish the barn passed 5-1, with Commissioner Preston Shimer opposing it and Commissioner Robert Orchowski absent. Kristen Perryman said she feels demolishing the barn is in stark contrast to what children are learning in school about recycling and reusing what we have. “This is something that has survived the times—100 years. Once you take history away, it is gone forever. I think that maybe we should allow our next generation to make that decision,” Perryman said. “People want stories, and you can’t build new stories. That barn has a lot of stories.” The barn was recently evaluated …
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4:11 pm on Saturday, December 10, 2011
That barn is used for COUNTLESS public works materials. Someone needs to ask where they will now store the thousands of trash cans, bleachers, hay bails, etc. The barn is functionable AND in good condition. Consider this a travesty that this building will be taken down. more ›