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Thomaston museum leaders ask lawmakers to remove historic-place easement so replica Montpelier museum can be maintained more affordably
Summary
Rep. Anne Matlack asked the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee to remove a historic-place easement attached to the deed conveying the Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum, arguing the easement prevents practical repairs and energy-efficiency improvements to a 1929 replica building.
Sponsor and purpose: Representative Anne Matlack (House District 43) presented LD 1264 asking the committee to authorize extinguishing Schedule B, a historic-place easement attached to the deed that conveyed the Montpelier (General Henry Knox Museum) to the Friends of Montpelier. Matlack said the easement was not part of the original legislative conveyance and was added administratively by the Bureau of Parks and Lands; the Friends now say the easement'which invokes National Park Service standards'makes routine maintenance and energy-efficiency upgrades cost prohibitive.
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