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Historical commission delays Carriage House demolition; school committee to cosponsor $300,000 spring article
Summary
After the historical commission imposed a one‑year demolition delay and raised concerns about outreach and alternatives, the Winchester School Committee and Select Board moved to cosponsor a spring town‑meeting article to fund demolition if no viable preservation plan emerges.
Winchester — The Winchester School Committee on Thursday updated members on a dispute over the former Carriage House adjacent to the Ambrose School after the Historical Commission concluded the building is subject to a demolition‑delay review and urged stronger town involvement in seeking alternatives.
The committee said it had filed a demolition permit application following a 5–0 committee vote in July. At the Historical Commission’s Aug. 12 hearing, commissioners voted unanimously to place the property under the one‑year demolition delay and sent a letter asserting that the School Committee may not be the appropriate entity to apply for the permit — a view that differs from the town counsel opinion the School Committee had received.
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