Project Legacy Update
March 2010
As of this writing it is looking like we will start to see some positive action at our “Lake Tikvah” site (thanks to the recent rain).
With a permit to do site-work, we have the authorization from the City of Fullerton to dig our footings and pour our retaining walls and pad. So there will be some more “down” digging before you see construction on the “up” side. The fourteen foot wall which will begin as the backdrop of the Holocaust Memorial and continue along the entire uphill side of the building must be in place for 30 days before it can be backfilled. Next are the concrete footings for the steel building, the concrete pad and then the steel erection can begin.
All of our underground utilities are in place. The main electrical wiring will be installed after the grading is finished. Our steel building fabricator, Nucor, has our release to start cutting the steel for the framing. They will deliver the structural steel in 6-9 weeks.
Our General Contractor tells us that five months after the City of Fullerton issues us our final building permits we should be ready to move in. After two very minor corrections are submitted to the City this week, we expect the final permits next week. Therefore, if all goes according to plan we could be done by August.
In order to save money at every opportunity, we have elected to purchase some of the materials directly from suppliers. Joe has been very effective in doing this for the various improvement projects he has supervised at TBT over the last two years. The “Jerusalem” stone that will face portions of the building and Memorial has been ordered and will arrive from China (cute but true) early in March. The interior carpet has also been ordered. The interior floor tile was already purchased and is in storage.
We are working with the Unitarian Congregation regarding signage on Acacia Avenue at the top of the driveway.
So, stay tuned and dialed in to the TBT website to watch our progress. The site has been down because of “wet wiring.” Hopefully we have received our allotment of rain for the season. When we get to the end of this seemingly long process, the reward will have been worth the wait.
Thank you for your continued patience and support.
by Henry Cohen, Lila Pesner, & Joe Bloomfield