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Subcommittee debates preserving vs. adapting Atherton’s carriage house; members favor staged approach
Summary
Members discussed whether to preserve the carriage house’s historic character or adapt it for events, agreed to seek a limited, ground‑floor design from a previous architect, and recommended tying any large funding request to a forthcoming master plan and multi‑year capital timeline.
The Atherton Parks & Recreation subcommittee spent the bulk of its meeting weighing whether work on the historic carriage house should focus on preservation or on adapting the building for more frequent public use.
Chair opened the discussion by summarizing a seven‑year‑old proposal and asking the committee whether to ask the original architect for a “much more limited” design focused on the ground floor, then present updated plans and a funding request to town council. A committee member urged that the design process be driven by…
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