[MassHistPres] Stone Walls and Demo Delay

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I cry for your town's loss ! New England weeps for another insult to its heritage. 
Lee Swanson-Curator-Sudbury Historical Society
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  From: jack mac donald 
  To: MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu 
  Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:25 PM
  Subject: [MassHistPres] Stone Walls and Demo Delay


  To Any Historic Stone Wall People,

   

  A homeowner in historic Bourne Village demolished approximately 150 feet of an 8 foot high cut and feather wedged granite retaining wall built in the 1870's.  Of course he's now building his 3 bay trophy garage.  We have a Demo Delay bylaw that I encompasses "an entire historic (75 years old or older) building or structure."  His permit sailed through Town Hall without being flagged for demo delay and of course this significant historical feature is fill somewhere.  The Historic Commission can only revise the language in the bylaw for future acts like this.  His neighbors are furious.  He did not demolish a house but that wall in my mind was a significant feature of the neighborhood.

   

  Any suggestions?  What can I do?  His permit application did not mention the demolition of this wall so in defense of our Inspector  (that's a 1st !) he was unaware of this homeowner's intentions.

   

  Jack Mac Donald

  Osprey Design Inc 

  Restorations

  508 317-8469

   



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