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Historic‑preservation requests centered on Lockwood‑Matthews Mansion; commission urges $1.25M allocation
Summary
The historical commission asked the committee to retain a $1.25 million capital allocation for the Lockwood‑Matthews Mansion conservatory replacement after the council had already advanced $250,000 and the architect advised a lower total than the commission’s original $1.75M request.
David West Morland, representing the historical commission, told the committee the top preservation priority is the Lockwood‑Matthews Mansion conservatory, which he said “has rotten structural members and is in danger of collapse.” The commission originally requested $1.75 million but reduced that to $1.5 million…
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