The engineering firm does a good deal of church and other restoration work, he said. Staley said he thinks an estimate by Neumann Brothers of Des Moines to restore the church is too high. He also said some items were duplicated in the bid. Willard was convicted last month in the arson. The first thing the community should do is look for a second opinion.
Restoration can be a black hole.
Also supporting restoration was Judy Clark, the Page County auditor. The Page County Courthouse in Clarinda was heavily damaged by fire in 1991. She said she supported restoration of the courthouse from the beginning. We wanted to leave it for our grandchildren. Dols stuck by the Neumann Brothers estimate.