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Tuckahoe trustees, residents clash over Ward House preservation as developer lawsuit moves forward
Summary
Residents and the board debated enforcement of the village's historic-preservation rules and a county offer to buy the Ward House, while litigation over a developer's challenge to the landmark designation remains in discovery.
The Village of Tuckahoe Board of Trustees heard extended public comment and a legal update Feb. 10 as a dispute over the Ward House historic landmark moved deeper into court and into public view.
The dispute centers on a developer who owns the Ward House and a lawsuit the developer filed after the village designated the property a local historic landmark. Village attorney Gary (last name not specified) told the board the developer sued for $3 million, the village's motion to dismiss was denied and the matter is entering discovery, the stage the village attorney described as the costliest phase of litigation.
Friends of the Ward House and other residents urged the board to do more to stop demolition and preserve the site. "I expect nothing more than for the village to back this 100%," said Elaine Provenzano, president of the Friends of the Ward House, during public comment. Provenzano said Westchester County has appropriated $2,550,000 toward purchase and restoration; Mayor (not specified) told the board that county…
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