Three weeks into construction

Remember the old commercials for a well-known fast food chain that featured an elderly woman asking, "Where's the beef?" The big question around here this week has been, "Where's the dirt?"

Yes, the large piles of dirt the staff had dubbed Mt. Sinai are disappearing. In spite of the numerous requests from folks who want to relieve us of some dirt, we haven't gone into the dirt selling business. No, the soil engineer on our project has determined we do not have the proper mixture of components in our soil to properly support the foundation of our new building. So, we will have to over excavate (take out more dirt than originally planned) and re-engineer the soil (bring in new dirt). While this is an unexpected development, the cost of the soil re-engineering will be pretty minor considering the total scope of the project.

In other news, you may have heard Flintco, our construction company, has left Springfield. This is not completely true. Flintco is closing the Springfield regional office of their national company, but our project managers will remain on site as planned for the duration of the project. Flintco has also retained contacts in the Springfield office until all their work in the area is completed. We have been assured this will not impact the progress of our building project.

Utility work on our project has continued this week, coinciding with some electrical upgrades made to our office area. Now we can actually run the coffee pot (making Pastor Phil happy) and the microwave (keeping our office staff happy) at the same time without blowing a breaker and causing the office computers to shut down!

As we continue to watch the progress of our new Worship Center, please remember to follow the safety precautions. Our property will continue to be an active construction site for some months and we all need to work together to maintain everyone's safety.

Thanks to the bus drivers who have stepped up to drive, we are running the bus from the CLC to the Wal-Mart parking lot on Sunday mornings between services. Please, if you are able, park at Wal-Mart and take the bus to church and leave the limited parking spots for those with small children and the elderly. They sure appreciate your kindness.