The City of Lisbon’s insurance provider EMC has asked that two structurally deficient barns at the Pleasant Grove Heritage Park be demolished by October.
Two of the three barns at Pleasant Grove Heritage Park in early spring. Insurance provider has noted that two of the three barns are structurally unsound and must be torn down by the city by October. Those who want to save the barns are tasked with coming up with a plan by May 13 to do so.
Nathan Countryman | Staff photo
EMC emailed the request following a visit by one of their insurance inspectors doing an inspection of the barns Feb. 22 of this year to see what it would take to get liability insurance on the barns. The barns had already been ruled as totaled following the derecho in 2020. Work had been ongoing to stabilize the barns by Curtis Blinks over the past few years, with work completed on one of the barns. The barns also suffered some damage in a storm in 2023 that impacted roofs to the barns.
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The third barn at Pleasant Grove Heritage Park this early spring.
Nathan Countryman | Staff photo
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