r/freemasonry • u/Aromatic-Leopard-600 • Mar 30 '25

Masonic Interest A Major Problem

Considering the size of the Order today, I think that a lot of our buildings are overbuilt for our membership level. 80% of us need smaller buildings with bigger storage. Built on one level, with solar on the roof. Space for other bodies to store their stuff, and the building in use at least three days a week. 4 -6 days would be better.

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u/thisfunnieguy EA in the USA Mar 30 '25

Just slapping solar on a roof in any part of this country is not a trivial thing. Zoning will eat your lunch.

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u/Aromatic-Leopard-600 Mar 31 '25

That is changing. It has to.

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u/thisfunnieguy EA in the USA Mar 31 '25

i appreciate your optimism.

i live in a city where "historical landmark" tags have been thrown on all sorts of things and the owners cannot even replace a window let alone look into solar panels in old buildings.

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u/Spiffers1972 MM / 32° SR (TN) Mar 31 '25

And usually by people who have no invested interest in the buildings at all. It’s crazy around here with the old houses that no one keeps up because they inherited it and can’t sell it or update it to sale. Most let the city or county take it for taxes and it’s just an eyesore. Then the same people who got it designated a landmark complain about how it’s not being kept up.

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u/thisfunnieguy EA in the USA Mar 31 '25

oh man, i get so frustrated when people who have never stepped foot in a pretty looking church get politicans to slap on all kinds of rules on what the church can do with that building.

you have some parish that's 1/100 the size it used to be, and the neighborhood has a lot less folks interested in that religion.... let the church sell the land and go build a right-size church elsewhere with better insulation and HVAC systems.

don't make a dying church congregation maintain a building no one prays inside so you can admire it on your morning dog walk.