[MassHistPres] North Andover's Demo Delay
Linda Tremblay
ltremblay at comcast.net
Wed May 23 07:49:55 EDT 2007
Hi all,
The NA Historical Commission is glad to join the list of cities and
towns with a Demolition Delay bylaw. Town Meeting approved our 12 month
delay for 100 year old structures. We had the approval of our Planning
Board, and the Selectmen (after revising the terms). There was some
discussion against it, but a recent tear down surely helped the cause,
along with citing three recent town reports recommending this bylaw as a
means of preserving our rural character, but also the diversity of our
housing stock. MHC's statewide map of DDB towns was also part of the
presentation.
Credit to a group of citizens for the creation Neighborhood Conservation
District should also be noted. Our Machine Shop Village district acts
as a gateway to the downtown area, and encompasses the old mills, worker
homes and shops. This was a real grass roots effort which will
hopefully assist them in securing future CPA funds.
Regards,
Linda Tremblay
NA Historical Commission
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