# Pioneer Village roofs, grist mill wheel and barn need major repairs after Pioneer Days

## What happened
Parks staff said the blacksmith shop roof is too brittle to patch and is leaking onto electrical equipment, forges and tools, so they will limp through Pioneer Days and then have a contractor repair it. [t=979] The grist mill's water wheel buckets are about 83 years old, staff have found a supplier willing to cut and ship cypress to rebuild the wheel and gate, and they said the work will realistically begin in spring. [t=1045, t=1140] The barn has rotted logs and water getting behind its walls, staff said it may need an engineer's review, and they gave no cost. [t=1141]

## The outcome
No vote was taken; this was a staff update with no amounts approved.

## Sources
- [Blacksmith shop roof, 16:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IItA7tZAWFA&t=979)
- [Grist mill wheel, 17:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IItA7tZAWFA&t=1045)
- [Barn, 19:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IItA7tZAWFA&t=1141)

*Also known as: Pioneer Village repairs · Pioneer Days · grist mill water wheel · blacksmith shop roof leaking · Fowler Park barn*