--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of mainstream20016 > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 5:18 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jefferson County Supervisors > > > > > Had there been a joint town/gown campaign to fund an endowment > > for perpetual maintenance of the Barhydt Chapel, instead of the > > abrupt MUM announcement of the chapel's pending fate at the > > hands of a wrecking crew, relations would have been improved. > > MUM claimed expensive upkeep of the chapel as the reason for > razing it, but it was really all about the fact that it wasn't > MSV, and MMY was strongly encouraging the demolition of all such > buildings.
MSV was definitely a huge reason for tearing it down, however, the structural issues were very real. They spent a hundred-some-odd thousand dollars fixing the roof and repairing water damage, but it started leaking again because the building was shifting on its foundation. It was going to take a half-million dollars to fix the foundation. That's a lot of money to spend on a university building that served little purpose for the university. Having had to do group meditation in the chapel while an MIU student, I have less than fond memories of it. To me, it was a cold, drafty, uncomfortable, mildew-infested shithole, and I'm not the least bit bothered that it was torn down.
