The historic Roebling Wire Rope Workshop in Saxonburg's Roebling Park will be saved. Borough council voted on Tuesday to move ahead with a project to repair the crumbling foundation, which is causing the 1838 building to tilt backward. Friends of the Saxonburg Museum will raise the funds for the project. Saxonburg founder John Roebling perfected wire rope in the shop. SAXONBURG MUSEUM photo

SAXONBURG — Borough council members on Tuesday, March 21, night demonstrated their commitment to Saxonburg’s rich and unique history.

The council voted unanimously to move forward with a project to repair the workshop in Roebling Park, where the borough’s founder, John Roebling, perfected the wire rope that would soon suspend huge bridges over waterways all across the United States.

Fred Caesar, Saxonburg Museum’s volunteer curator, gave a presentation at Tuesday’s council meeting on the dire condition of the 1838 building due to the deterioration of its foundation.