Kraemer Tower
A fire lookout tower at the top of Dave Sullivan’s property in Polk County, Oregon. Construction paused years ago partway through the septic install. This is the coordination home for finishing it.
Where we paused. The concrete tank was set in July 2022 and the lines never went in. The 2025 logging job by Cody and Russell provided the money to come back and finish.
The team
Dave Sullivan owns the property. Eli Kraemer (grandson-in-law) is on-site labor. Cody and Russell Richardson of Solid Rock Construction are advising on the septic completion. Polk County Environmental Health will inspect and sign off.
The plan, in order
- Confirm where the septic permit stands with Polk County.
- Eli inventories what’s already installed and what materials are on hand.
- Cody and Russell walk the site and tell us what’s needed.
- Eli and Dave start the work.
- Cody and Russell come back and tell us what we got wrong.
- We finish the install.
- Polk County inspects.
- The tower build resumes.
Why this site exists
So that everyone — Dave, Eli, Cody, Russell — sees the same picture of where we are, what’s been decided, what’s coming up, and what we still need to figure out. Photos, schedules, and decisions all live here. If it’s on the site, it’s the shared reality.
Latest
The site itself is brand new (as of 2026-05-26). The first job is confirming the legal status of the septic permit — an email to Polk County Environmental Health went out that day. After their reply, the schedule on the Schedule page gets real.