Heat Rises at Hearing on Proposed Revisions to Reading’s Demo Delay Bylaw
Selectmen take no action on article for fall Town Meeting.
Here’s the dilemma. People like the historic quality of Reading. But preserving that quality can cause “friction” for individual property owners. That’s how Selectman Rick Schubert summarized the input at a hearing Tuesday on proposed revisions to the town’s demolition delay bylaw. Some people have challenged the bylaw, under which the town’s Historical Commission can impose a delay of up to a six-months on demolishing a structure that’s listed on a town inventory of significant buildings. The current bylaw has no appeal process for property owners to challenge being listed on the inventory or having a demolition delay imposed on their property. No other communities with demolition delay bylaws offer an appeal, according to several …
Joe Veno
7:23 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
@ Mr White, And your point is ? more ›