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Council adopts amended order allowing public funds for historic church repairs with religious-use limitation
Summary
The Malden City Council voted 11–0 to adopt an amended order (taken from the table as Paper 74-25) authorizing funding for the preservation of a historic property on the National Register, with an explicit restriction that funds may not be used to repair or restore elements whose sole purpose is religious worship.
The Malden City Council voted 11–0 to take Paper 74-25 from the table, adopt a committee amendment limiting allowable uses of public funds, and approve the amended order to fund preservation work at a historic property.
Councilor McDonald, speaking to the council after the committee discussion, noted that the property is one of nine…
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