41/ i bof///0 i 64 ' 4 'up 1 Barbara Oldfield, AICP C/o Pacific Grove Community Development 300 Sixteenth St. Pacific Grove, Calif. 93950 07/*1468 Ref. 505 Chestnut Dear Barbara, As you know, I have had a demolition permit pending since the first of this year. During this time I have had the property assessed by a building contractor with experience in log homes, a structural engineer, a termite inspector and Doug Rick, the chief building inspector for the city. All such investigations have been very discouraging and probably best summed up by the engineers report "We believe that the structure is in a state of great disrepair............we believe that the structure would not be economically salvageable". Although I feel that demolition of the log cabin is warranted, I find the thought of tearing down this voice from the past particularly offensive. In an effort to save this log cabin I am willing to participate in a major way beth financially and with my continued efforts. The following is an outline of a commitment I would consider making in order to resurrect this log home from its current state of slow death. • I would donate the house to the Heritage Society so they could control its future. • I would, at my expense, move the log cabin to a less prominent location on the lot. • I would warehouse the log cabin for up to one year. During this year a call to the community at large can be made, wherein any citizen could receive the log home FREE, with the understanding that they agree to restore it and make it available to the annual Heritage Tour. The home would also be ideal for a commercial application (coffee shop etc.) this would allow countless locals and guests to our community access to the log home daily. This tack is similar to the theme that saved the Door House in Carmel. The city made certain allowances in order to save the home. • During this process I would assess the possibility of division of the Chestnut parcel. Should I elect to divide the property I would provide the Heritage Society $25,000 to be applied towards the appraised value of the lot if the party acquiring and renovating the log house would leave it on Chestnut. I have come to the realization that I cannot save this home on my own. However with the help of the City, Heritage Society, the community and my commitment, 1 still think we can save this part of our past. Sincerely, Larry Scholink Phone 408/ Fax 626-3299 , OCR Text: 41/ i bof///0 i 64 ' 4 'up 1 Barbara Oldfield, AICP C/o Pacific Grove Community Development 300 Sixteenth St. Pacific Grove, Calif. 93950 07/*1468 Ref. 505 Chestnut Dear Barbara, As you know, I have had a demolition permit pending since the first of this year. During this time I have had the property assessed by a building contractor with experience in log homes, a structural engineer, a termite inspector and Doug Rick, the chief building inspector for the city. All such investigations have been very discouraging and probably best summed up by the engineers report "We believe that the structure is in a state of great disrepair............we believe that the structure would not be economically salvageable". Although I feel that demolition of the log cabin is warranted, I find the thought of tearing down this voice from the past particularly offensive. In an effort to save this log cabin I am willing to participate in a major way beth financially and with my continued efforts. The following is an outline of a commitment I would consider making in order to resurrect this log home from its current state of slow death. • I would donate the house to the Heritage Society so they could control its future. • I would, at my expense, move the log cabin to a less prominent location on the lot. • I would warehouse the log cabin for up to one year. During this year a call to the community at large can be made, wherein any citizen could receive the log home FREE, with the understanding that they agree to restore it and make it available to the annual Heritage Tour. The home would also be ideal for a commercial application (coffee shop etc.) this would allow countless locals and guests to our community access to the log home daily. This tack is similar to the theme that saved the Door House in Carmel. The city made certain allowances in order to save the home. • During this process I would assess the possibility of division of the Chestnut parcel. Should I elect to divide the property I would provide the Heritage Society $25,000 to be applied towards the appraised value of the lot if the party acquiring and renovating the log house would leave it on Chestnut. I have come to the realization that I cannot save this home on my own. However with the help of the City, Heritage Society, the community and my commitment, 1 still think we can save this part of our past. Sincerely, Larry Scholink Phone 408/ Fax 626-3299 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,Chestnut,505 Chestnut,505 Chestnut (1),505 CHESTNUT - LETTER REMOVE LOG HOUSE_022_redacted.pdf,505 CHESTNUT - LETTER REMOVE LOG HOUSE_022_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: 505 CHESTNUT - LETTER REMOVE LOG HOUSE_022_REDACTED.PDF, 505 CHESTNUT - LETTER REMOVE LOG HOUSE_022_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1