Many people have asked me how such a structure could be built in McKennan Park, the very large house. After listening to testimony today at the Historic Board meeting it confirmed what I have known for a long time, #1 you can’t buy taste and #2 some people have a sense about themselves that they can do whatever they want to because who they are. Today, they were proved wrong.
Cameraman Bruce recorded the meeting and we will have it up soon. We also had the pleasure of having a beverage and conversation with the expert witness on historic architecture, Spencer Ruf tonight after the meeting. Spencer used to work in Sioux Falls as an architect with TSP and Spitznagel, he now resides in Rochester. He gave us a great perspective on why and how people do things like this. It’s not as complicated as you would think, and it’s not a grand conspiracy. Some people just think they can do whatever they please.