PIONEER PORTRAITS

Ten Years Ago

December 14, 2000

The proposed tower on Buttercup Hill has been the talk of the town. According to the Waitsburg Planning Commis­sion, the 250-foot tower on 300-foot Buttercup Hill, "would be the single most visible feature throughout the city and all approaches to the City." A public hearing to gather comments has been postponed pending the gathering of more informa­tion. A nine-month fundraising project was realized this week when crews from Gillespie Roofing replaced the decades-old asphalt and tar roof with a high-tech rubber membrane roof on Ye Towne Hall. A grant from the S...