Barn Raising
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More than 100 people gather as part of a grand opening celebration at the White River County Park in 2014 on the site of Duane Clark’s former farm in the Town of Lyons. Since then, the Friends of the White River County Park group has formed and is now undertaking the renovation of the barn (at right in photo) as its next project.
Study to look into potential uses for White River Park barn by Kellen Olshefski on real estate development and construction as he Friends of the White River Park group is getting the ball rolling on the well as consulting services related to real estate STAFF WRITER renovation of barn in the park with a little and facilities solutions. help from Walworth County. At this point, Nitschke said, the county isn’t spending Walworth County Director of Central Services Director any funds on the project, though it is doing it in partnership Eric Nitschke said during a February Walworth County with the group, as it is the county’s barn. He said the hopes Parks Committee meeting county officials had met with the are for Scherrer to provide some research on architects, friends group and Peter Scherrer about the next steps for the what could possibly come of the barn and do some of the barn. initial documentation and the steps needed to find funding Nitschke said the county is looking to work with the sources for the project. friends group to bring Scherrer on board the project to “Really, the idea is that we’re going to continue to move forward, but the friends group is going to contract with complete some background work. The Peter Scherrer Group, based out of Burlington and Mr. Peter Scherrer to start the process of doing some of the formed as a father-daughter team in 2009, primarily focuses initial planning for the barn itself,” he said.
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