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Museum commission unveils adaptive‑reuse plan for courthouse, asks county for planning and matching funds
Summary
The county’s Museum Commission and the Mills Group presented designs to adaptively reuse the historic courthouse and annex, proposing phased work, a display 'jewel box' for the Norwalk car, and a multi‑line budget request to support design studies, exhibit work and fundraising; presenters cited potential grant avenues and a program cost range.
Robert McCaffrey (identified in the record as museum commissioner) and the Mills Group presented an adaptive‑reuse plan for the county’s historic courthouse and adjacent annex and asked the commission to consider planning and matching funds to support further design work.
The Mills Group’s proposal would keep the courthouse’s essential historic fabric while adaptively reusing the annex as the primary ADA entry and a visitor center; the design includes a glassed 'jewel box' to display the Norwalk car and a connector allowing school‑bus access and potential future expansion. "Preserving the past and designing for the future" was a phrase Mills used to summarize the approach.
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