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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Despite rumors that the condos are a "done deal", they are not. </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> No approval has yet been granted. </FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Citizen input can and does matter. They require an exception to the rules </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> to build what has been proposed, so it may well not happen. In my talking to </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> people during the campaign, sentiment was strong and it ran about 10 to 1 </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> against this project (as it is now proposed).</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> I still have a bit of "wait and see" in me. Since they are still proposing changes. </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Yet I am deeply concerned about the impact of this on the historic core of the town.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> And I am worried that if people wait too long to get involved it may be too late.</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> I urge everyone to attend the April 5 M-UTC meeting.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> The house at 6009 Lafayette Ave appears on the 1904(?) map that hangs in the Town </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Hall conference room, so it is at least 102 years old. The outside of the house appears </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> in good shape. I would guess the interior is in bad shape. But with a solid foundation and </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> good exterior it could be restored to its former glory. Wouldn't that be wonderful.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Can anyone shed any light as to why this house was included in the M-UTC area?</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> The building that holds the Dumm's corner store and the adjoining pizza and sub</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> shop is a delightful old building, and is exactly what M-UTC seems to want for this area. </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Now it has some ugly stuff added to it, like boarded up windows and giant beer </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> posters in the windows, and empty boxes piled behind the posters, but most</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> of the actual building is charming and appears solid. There is a junk addition tacked </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> onto the back corner of the building, but the rest appears to be good and solid and </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> quality built with charming accents.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> I would like to see the rest of the block go away. That is, the empty lot that is </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> piled with junk, and the cinder block walls of the old credit union. The glass bricks </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> on the front of the credit union are interesting, but I do not find it charming.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> But then, what do I know?</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Rob</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:36:16 -0500 (EST), Andrew Farrington wrote:</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> >Is it too late to save that gorgeous old house? I'm very into your ideas</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> >and grateful for them, but I don't know if we actually have any options in</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> >the matter. Do we?</FONT></div>
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