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Commission waives nine‑month demolition delay for deteriorated 135 Lineman Street after divided public comment
Summary
After hearing structural assessments and public pleas to preserve the 1910 Chapman & Brooks building, the commission voted to waive the nine‑month demolition‑delay ordinance, citing severe structural deterioration and city redevelopment plans; preservation groups objected and urged salvage and reuse.
The Historical Commission voted to waive the nine‑month demolition‑delay ordinance for 135 Lineman Street — a six‑story brick building the Springfield Preservation Trust listed among the city’s most endangered resources — after hearing competing presentations about structural condition, salvage plans and public benefit.
Preservation advocates urged the commission to invoke the full 90‑day delay to explore adaptive reuse or alternative preservation options. Kira of the Springfield Preservation Trust and…
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