Decisions

A running log of decisions and agreements. Any team member can add via the Contribute form (once Phase II ships).

2025-12-03 — Gate damage handled by barter, not repair (informal)

During the 2025 logging operation, a truck driver named Alex (hired by Solid Rock) damaged Dave’s front entrance gate. Alex went unresponsive when asked to fix it. Dave proposed an exchange: he and Eli would handle the gate fabrication themselves, and Cody and Russell would instead advise on the long-stalled septic install. Informal handshake, no written agreement.

— DS

2026-05-26 — Project gets its own coordination home

Dave bought kraemertower.org and stood up a website Dave, Barb, Eli, Cody, and Russell can all contribute to.

— DS

2026-05-26 — Eli formally partners on the tower build

Eli Kraemer is now responsible for construction planning and on-site execution of the tower build. Dave retains design and funding. The split applies to both the septic completion and the tower itself.

— DS

2026-05-26 — Eli plans to live in the tower

Eli’s intent for the completed tower is to make it his home. This raises a direct conflict with Polk County’s existing permit determination (which allows the lookout tower as long as it has no bathroom). The dwelling-vs-fire-lookout conversation with the county needs to happen before construction goes deeper.

— DS / EK intent

2026-05-26 — Barb is the project manager; Eli reports to Barb

The tower-completion effort is a Dave-and-Barb-and-Eli project. Barb is the day-to-day project manager. Eli reports to Barb on the build, not Dave. Eli is Barb’s grandson. Dave owns design and funding; Barb owns coordination, scheduling, and decisions on Eli’s day-to-day work.

— DS