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Select Board authorizes volunteer painter and creates Grange Hall building committee to pursue repairs and grants
Summary
The Select Board approved a volunteer painting donation for the Golden Rod Grange Hall and voted to form a Grange Hall Building Committee charged with researching repairs, obtaining estimates, seeking funding (including LCHIP), and supporting construction-related activities.
The West Swanzey Select Board on a unanimous voice vote authorized a local contractor who volunteered to paint the Golden Rod Grange Hall to begin work as soon as possible, and then established a town-appointed Grange Hall Building Committee to lead restoration planning and fundraising.
The move came after residents and preservation advocates said the painted building is an "eyesore" and argued the donated work could be used as in-kind match on a LCHIP grant application. Eileen Launch, speaking for preservation supporters, read the committee…
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