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Selectboard backs letter of support for Town Hall preservation grant that would place historic easement on deed
Summary
The board approved a letter of support and authorized the chair to sign a Vermont Housing & Conservation Board grant application that would require a historic-preservation easement and deed restriction subject to review by the Vermont Preservation Trust.
Lyssa Papazian, representing the Town Hall committee, told the Selectboard the committee submitted five grant applications, including one to the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board that requires placing a historic-preservation easement on the Town Hall deed. The easement would mean future alterations to the building would be subject to review by the Vermont Preservation Trust.
The Selectboard voted to approve the letter of support as written and authorized the chair to sign it. Aileen Tulloch moved to approve the letter and Rebecca "Bex" Slattery seconded; the motion passed. The board did not discuss specific grant award amounts or the timeline for a potential easement; future steps will follow standard grant and preservation practice if the grant is awarded.
No fiscal commitment by the town was recorded in the minutes for this easement, but the board discussed ongoing Town Hall renovation planning and related grant applications.
