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Historic preservation plan could be disastrous for Bay
To the Editor:
I am writing in reference to the article, "Bay council faces potential battles over drainage woes, historic preservation plan," appearing in the Sea Coast Echo of Jan. 8, 2004.
The article discusses in part an historic preservation ordinance scheduled for a vote at the Council's Jan. 27 meeting. According to the Echo, "The ordinance?in the making for
years-would establish a commission to oversee alterations or demolitions of properties in historic districts that would be created in the future. It would also provide for protections of 'landmark' sites or properties outside specific districts."
According to the article, property owners denied building permission could
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