Duchess Manor restoration plan moves forward after design changes and consultant sign‑off
The planning board directed staff to draft preliminary/conditional approval for Duchess Manor’s redesigned site plan, which reduces permanent disturbance and parking, restores the historic manor into a visitor center with public restrooms and programming space, and consolidates parking uphill; consultants asked for DOT coordination and a post‑opening traffic report as a condition.
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The board instructed consultants to prepare a draft resolution of preliminary and conditional final approval for the Duchess Manor site redesign and restoration on Sept. 10, following a multi‑year review and revisions that reduced disturbance and parking and focused on restoring the historic structure as a visitor center and public‑use facility.
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