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Whitney Terrace residents seek repeal of local historic designation, citing cost and scarcity of craftsmen
Summary
Councilors were briefed that an ordinance to repeal Whitney Terrace’s local historic-district designation will appear on the agenda after residents said restrictions make maintenance prohibitively expensive.
Residents of the Whitney Terrace area told the council March 17 they are seeking removal of local historic-district status for a small group of homes because the designation’s requirements make repairs expensive and difficult to execute.
One resident who identified her address as 416 Whitney said she had lived in the neighborhood nearly 40 years and that “it’s become too expensive to maintain this stuff.” Another…
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