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Committee approves special permit to rebuild rear egresses at Wright's Block, will forward to full council

Development and Government Relations Committee, Holyoke City · April 30, 2026
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Summary

Rights Block LLC told the Development & Government Relations Committee it will replace two rear wooden egress staircases in their existing footprints at 106 & 120 High Street as part of a 19-unit rehabilitation; the committee found public-safety and neighborhood benefits and voted to recommend approval to the full council.

The Development & Government Relations Committee voted to recommend approval of a special permit that would allow Rights Block LLC to reconstruct two rear wooden egress staircases at 106 and 120 High Street.

Applicant William Wommeldorf said the staircases are deteriorating and that the project will restore them within the existing footprint while the firm rehabilitates the Wright's Block building to add 19 mixed-income apartments. Wommeldorf said…

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