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Sanford coffee-shop owner criticizes historic-preservation panel after exterior-paint denial
Summary
At the March 4 Sanford City Council meeting, Family Grounds co-owner David Heimbecker told council members the city's Historical Preservation Committee denied his request to paint previously unpainted brick on his downtown storefront and urged the committee be dissolved or reconstituted.
David Heimbecker, co-owner of the downtown coffee shop Family Grounds, told the Sanford City Council on March 4 that the city's Historical Preservation Committee denied his request to repaint the exterior of 131 and 133 Wicker Street and asked that the committee be dissolved.
Heimbecker said he and his wife acquired the property in 2022 and remodeled the interior to create a gathering place for the city. He described the committee's decision to prohibit painting as a barrier to his efforts to align the building's exterior with his business brand. "In November of 2022, we stood…
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