Historic Preservation Plan community meetings

[somervillecpa.livejournal.com]

The City of Somerville will host three community meetings about our first-ever Historic Preservation Plan. Join us on Monday, July 20th for the first meeting at the East Somerville Community School to share your thoughts about Somerville's history and historic resources & how they make our city unique!

You can also join us on Tuesday, July 28th at the West Somerville Neighborhood School & on Thursday, August 20th at the Center for the Arts at the Armory.

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[ron_newman]

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[boblothrope.livejournal.com]

What does this proposal mean? More bureaucracy when you want to renovate your house, or even make a small repair?

I'm not at all impressed by Cambridge's historic preservation laws. All they accomplish is imposing months of delays and arguing with multiple boards. Meanwhile the neighborhoods that aren't subject to these restrictions are just as pleasant as the ones that are. I wouldn't want to see Somerville head down this path.