Great news for us. We had been preparing for applying for a variance from the Indiana Building Commission and this morning recieved a fourth letter from the Department of Homeland Security State Fire Marshal's office. The first two had announced fire alarms and fire sprinklers mandatory for Indiana huanted houses for 2011. The third last week was blurry in that there would be grandfathering in based on fire codes from 1998, 2003, and 2008.
Todays letter backs off for 2011 all together while they use this fall for data gathering. "Upon further review of the scope and impact of that policy, I have determined not to implement it during 2011.
While we have been vigilant in improving not only our show but the safety of our haunt, we would have been forced to cease operating at the building we were in because the sprinkler system would have cost about $ 75,000. This is more than what the building is valued at, so there would be no business plan or bank financing that would work.
Our plan to add more to our safety plan and step up what we do above and beyond the minimum of the mandatory codes will be implemented anyway.
Again, great news for Indiana haunted houses today!!!!
Todays letter backs off for 2011 all together while they use this fall for data gathering. "Upon further review of the scope and impact of that policy, I have determined not to implement it during 2011.
While we have been vigilant in improving not only our show but the safety of our haunt, we would have been forced to cease operating at the building we were in because the sprinkler system would have cost about $ 75,000. This is more than what the building is valued at, so there would be no business plan or bank financing that would work.
Our plan to add more to our safety plan and step up what we do above and beyond the minimum of the mandatory codes will be implemented anyway.
Again, great news for Indiana haunted houses today!!!!
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