Representatives of Landmark House told the Community Preservation Committee their historic residential facility is experiencing repeated sewer failures and aging plumbing and asked for funding to replace sewer lines, install ADA-compliant bathroom fixtures and overhaul a 25-year-old water tank.

Georgie Sharman, who identified herself as the executive director, and Jenna Prochnetta, president of the board, said sewer piping in parts of the building “dates back to 1986” and has begun to fail; last year the building required floor replacements after a backflow event. They proposed lining or coating some exterior sewer pipe to mitigate future backups and replacing fixtures with ADA-height toilets, grab bars and related work.

Sharman said work to replace the tank and the plumbing would require some shutdowns and careful phasing because the building houses residents. Committee members reminded applicants that CPC funds become available on July 1 and that invoices typically must be dated appropriately; applicants said they understood and would plan construction timing around that schedule.

Committee members also asked about technical details: which fixtures and access measures would be installed, whether the project would require elevator work and how the applicant would sequence plumbing lining versus fixture replacement. Landmark House said the water-tank work and plumbing exploratory work would guide the final schedule and that bids would establish firm costs; the applicants acknowledged the total project cost is likely to increase as the work is better defined.

The Landmark House presenters said they have prior CPC awards and remaining funds from earlier grants that they could apply to current work if needed. No CPC decision on this request was recorded on Sept. 30.