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Summerville council approves first reading to remove 500 North Main from historic district after heated public comment
Summary
After hours of public testimony both for and against, the Summerville Town Council voted to approve first reading of an ordinance removing 500 North Main from the town’s historic district. Preservation advocates urged the council to keep the WPA-era hospital protected; developers said a revised plan will preserve key features and add a public park and boutique hotel.
The Summerville Town Council on July 10 approved first reading of an ordinance to remove 500 North Main Street from the town’s historic district, setting a path for redevelopment after extended public comment from residents, preservationists and developers.
Preservation advocates urged the council to keep the site protected. “I speak against removal of the old hospital from the historic district,” said Harold Hudson, president of the Somerville Preservation Society, noting the building’s WPA-era construction and the group’s long effort to include the property in the district.…
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