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Builders association offers to restore AC Freeman House; city to deliver lease draft
Summary
The Builders Association volunteered to rehabilitate the AC Freeman House and asked the city for a lease enabling hands‑on work; preliminary estimate about $400,000 and an 18‑month timeframe were discussed, with funding options including 1% sales tax funds.
Representatives of the builders association outlined a volunteer‑driven plan to rehabilitate the AC Freeman House and asked the city to finalize a lease enabling contractor access and oversight.
TJ Thornberry, speaking as a contractor and representative of the builders association, said the structure’s storm damage appeared mostly superficial and repairable. “We're gonna start from the outside, get it watertight, and then move to the inside,” Thornberry said. He estimated a ballpark cost of about $400,000, cautioned that investigative demolition could reveal more damage, and suggested an 18‑month timeline to complete the work if the project…
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