Caroline board keeps Bilco (crawl-space) door after foundation concerns
After contractors found groundwater at seven feet and engineers warned underpinning could risk the field‑stone foundation, the board voted to retain and modernize the Bilco crawl‑space door (option B) rather than undertake deeper excavation and underpinning; asbestos remediation and vapor‑barrier work will continue.
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During a detailed presentation on the town-hall restoration project, Mark described excavation results and foundation concerns that changed the board’s preferred approach to rear access. "They found water at 7 feet down," he said, noting the original plan would have required underpinning the field-stone foundation to install a two‑story rear stair.
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