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City water department seeks $250,000 CPA grant to restore Narrows Gatehouse
Summary
The city's water department requested $250,000 from the Community Preservation Committee to stabilize the Narrows Gatehouse roof, soffit and masonry. Presenters said the building is visible from Route 195, serves a functional role in pond management and needs exterior work to last another century.
City of Fall River water-department officials appeared before the Community Preservation Committee on Jan. 8 to request $250,000 in CPA funds for exterior restoration of the Narrows Gatehouse, a historic structure adjacent to Route 195 that houses gates controlling flow between North and South Watuppa Ponds.
Paul Furlan, identified as the city's administrator of community utilities, and Mike Lavosier, a forester and project manager for the water department, told the committee the gatehouse's interior mechanical gates were replaced about a decade ago but the exterior…
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