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Grange Hall committee asks Select Board for engineering guidance, fundraising support
Summary
The Grange Hall Committee described the building’s historic status and urged the board to help secure engineering and funding; the committee cited a $165,000 preliminary foundation repair estimate, preservation awards and previous unsuccessful grant applications as context for pursuing matched grants and town support.
The Grange Hall Committee updated the Select Board on preservation efforts for the historic Grange Hall (built 1916) and asked the board and staff to help coordinate next steps on engineering, fundraising and grant-seeking.
Committee chair Lillian Chericella (committee members also present included Adam Lewis and Rob Terry) described recent activities: nomination to the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s "7 to Save" list (designation to be announced), two declined grant applications (a CDFA application and a Moose Plate application) and work to resume limited programming (the committee launched a Coffee Connections senior program after installing an outhouse to…
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