[MassHistPres] North Andover's Demo Delay

[Dennis De Witt]

Linda

Congratulations -- Can you tell us about your NCD -- how it differs  
from an LHD and why it was chosen?

Dennis De Witt


On May 23, 2007, at 7:49 AM, Linda Tremblay wrote:

> 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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