[MassHistPres] Stone Walls and Demo Delay

[Mitch Mulholland]

I fully agree. It's an awful thing to be caught between a rock and a 
hard place.
Mitch Mulholland

Sudbury Historical Society Email wrote:
> *I cry for your town's loss ! New England weeps for another insult to 
> its heritage. *
> *Lee Swanson-Curator-Sudbury Historical Society*
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* jack mac donald <mailto:ospreydesign at verizon.net>
>     *To:* MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu <mailto: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 1^st !) he was unaware of this homeowner’s intentions.
>
>     Jack Mac Donald
>
>     Osprey Design Inc
>
>     Restorations
>
>     508 317-8469
>
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