290 Lincoln Avenue. A barn no more
Despite a desperate last minute attempt from neighbors for a stay of execution, the quaint old barn at 290 Lincoln Avenue is now kindling, paving the way for the construction of an additional non-owner occupied rental unit. The other thing neighbors are seriously concerned about.
The Historical Commission decided not to impose a one-year demolition delay on the barn, rumored to have once been used by poet Robert Frost (but a rumor started by a real estate agent, so not exactly a reliable source). On Monday rookie Building Commissioner Rob Morra issued a demolition permit, but neighbors filed an appeal with the Town Clerk, setting up a possible hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals.
That deliberation, however, would only judge whether the Building Commissioner acted properly in issuing the demolition permit, and since the landowner, You-Pan Tzeng, had a legit permit in hand at the time of this morning's demolition, the episode is now moot.
Somewhere in the distance, a Barn Owl wailed.
Awwwwww...... poor wittle barn. I'm glad to see the historic hacks in this town couldn't protect it using their devious methods.
ReplyDeleteOut with the old, in with the new, I say!
Pave paradise, put up a student slum, to paraphrase Joni Mitchell.
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