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Montgomery council tables decision on historic community center after residents and historical commission press for preservation
Summary
After public comments and historical-commission offers of grants and volunteer engineering help, the council voted to table action on whether to demolish or rebuild the downtown community center to allow more study and documentation.
Council members voted on Dec. 9 to table consideration of a proposal to demolish and replace the downtown community center after several residents and the Montgomery County Historical Commission urged preservation. The council’s decision came after a sustained public forum and a staff presentation that said the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) recommended removing the existing 800-square-foot building and rebuilding a larger, more usable structure.
Resident Carl Ross told the council the community center has hosted…
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