Agenda Date: December 19, 2016
Subject:
Title
Request to Extend Two 2015 Main Street Historic District Grant Awards.
Body
Presented By:
Dennis Swain, Senior Planner
BACKGROUND:
On July 20, 2015, the Historical Preservation Board awarded four Main Street Historic District grants. Those grants included:
1) Historic Duplex $11,000 to replace the cedar shake siding on the second floor
2) Weston Masonic Lodge $20,000 to tuck point the south side of the lodge
3) Thomas Building $8,000 to replace the main feed electrical wiring
4) Littleton Electric $11,000 to replace the flat roof with a tapered roof
Of the four projects, those for the Weston Masonic Lodge and for the Littleton Electric building have been completed and, using funds from the Main Street Historic District Grant program, the owners have been reimbursed for a total of $30,320 in construction costs,
The other two projects have not yet been completed due to a combination of difficulties hiring contractors, getting those contractors to complete the work, and complications with permitting. The incomplete projects are for the Historic Duplex and the Thomas Building. The grant awards for these projects are $11,000 and $8,000, respectively, for a total of $19,000.
The invitation brochures for both the 2015 and 2016 grant programs contain the following language:
"Projects are to be completed within twelve (12) months of the award. Extensions may be approved by the board when there are compelling circumstances "
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Both property owners who have been unable to complete their projects have had difficulty finding contractors willing to respond to inquiries regarding their projects, visit the site, or agree to accept what are relatively small jobs in what continues to be an extremely active construction market. Both property owners have been good about checking in regarding the status of their projects and the difficultie...
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