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Town plans exterior work at Waveney and weighs demolition vs. repair of Irwin House; playhouse lobby project partially funded

2532723 · February 13, 2025
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Town staff presented capital requests for building exteriors and interior upgrades and said they are studying whether to rehabilitate Irwin House or to demolish and rebuild it.

Town staff reviewed several town‑owned building capital requests and said they are balancing preservation, program needs and cost when weighing repair versus replacement.

The workshop materials include $2.45 million in exterior improvements for the Waveney house and a $1.32 million exterior package for the Irwin House. For Irwin House, staff said they are running parallel cost estimates for exterior rehabilitation versus demolition and replacement; the town has requested an environmental review and a demolition estimate so elected officials can compare an apples‑to‑apples lifecycle cost of repair versus new…

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