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Show MEMO TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Wilson and Max Charles ~ 17 January 1989 Rehabilitation of the Ephraim Co-op -- Preliminary Report On 12 January, I met in Ephraim with Sandra Lanier, Nadine Nibley and Lewis Bagnall, a11 of the Sanpete Trade Association. They briefly presented their rehabilitation and development ideas for the "Ephraim Square." Lewis and I then walked through the (freezing cold) buildings. Briefly, the project consists of three buildings: the Co-op, the historic addition at the east end of the Co-op (this addition is known as the "house") and the Relief Society Granary. The Trade Association wants a11 of the buildings to be sensitively rehabilitated. As I understand it, some of their development ideas include: Co-op The west end of the main level would serve as a sma11 "general store" with various things for sale. The majority of the main level would house retail displays of locally-produced crafts and art and occasional demonstrations. The second level would be left open for community gatherings, rental for receptions, etc. The "House" The main level of this building would house public restrooms, administrat.ion, storage and work areas. The second level would be a catering kitchen with access to the second level of the Co-op. Granary This building still has quite a bit of interesting milling equipment and would be rehabilitated to function somewhat as 'a museum exhibit. Tourist information, visitor center and displays of works of local art would be the other primary functions of this building. It is likely that they would start with this building since it would be a more manageable sized building and a better scale for t.heir developing trade association. Now for the numbers. As I read the CIB application, they are estimating construction costs of $250,000 with an additional $20,000 for engineering services. While the buildings are rather good-sized and need a fair amount of work, my initial reaction is that these numbers are in the ball park. The rehabilitation will likely be quite ''bare bones." The buildings could easily swallow $500,000 if it were available. This initial reaction is paritally based on the various estimates that the Trade Association has received. In April 1987, they received a bid of $19,050 for a very basic rehab of the granary. In Novemeber 1987, estimates of $54,500 for the granary and $88,500 for the Co-op were received. (I think that these estimates should be taken with a large grain of |
