Urgent Alert...
SAVE THE SILO!
Demolition Scheduled by April 10
Contact:
Kane County Forest Preserve
Attn: Monica A. Meyers, Executive Director
719 S. Batavia Ave.
Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: 630-232-5981
Fax: 630-232-5924
e-mail: forestpreserve@co.kane.il.us
This alert is based upon a rumor that a demolition permit has been requested for the silo. I wouldn't normally act upon a rumor, but the urgency here makes it necessary, and the source of the warning is reliable.
The reason given for the quick action is that the foundation of the silo is failing. Do we have any engineers among us who could take a look at it and see if, after standing for well over 50 years, the silo is in danger of eminent collapse? Or is this just an excuse to squelch the revived interest in the old race track?
If the foundation is, in fact, weak, what can be done to save the structure? Demolition would not be cheap, and that money would be better spent on saving and restoring this important landmark, rather than tearing it down.
Please act immediately. Ten days from now may be too late. Thanks.
Ross Fosbender
Ottawa, IL
www.meadowdaleraceway.homestead.com
There is a move afoot to demolish the Pure Oil silo that has stood sentinel at Meadowdale International Raceway for over fifty years. It is the old track's major landmark, visible to all who pass by on Illinois Route 31.
AND THE WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BE DONE WITHIN TEN DAYS! Please contact the Kane County Forest Preserve immediately and express the opinion that the silo should be saved, and that to demolish it will destroy a major landmark of a tourist attraction that is just beginning to be appreciated.
