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Commission reviews request for demolition-delay exemption for fire-damaged former recreation building; petition continued
Summary
The commission heard a request from the property owner to exempt a fire-damaged, partially collapsed building from the demolition-delay period on public-safety and nuisance grounds and continued the matter to allow additional documentation and site coordination.
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Historic Commission heard a petition seeking an exemption from the local demolition-delay period for a fire-damaged former recreation facility after a December fire left portions of the roof and walls collapsed. The petitioner asked the commission to allow demolition on public-safety grounds; commissioners continued the matter to gather more documentation and to arrange site visits.
What the petitioner said: An agent for the property owner described the December fire and subsequent structural collapse in…
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