[MassHistPres] Demolition Review Bylaw

[Michael Roughan]

Krissy,

The best course of action is to change the narrative, if possible. In
Hopkinton, we were able to mobilize the town residents to extend our Demo
Delay bylaw from 6 to 18 months when the Aaron Claflin Inn was threatened
with demolition.

If you can find something in town that residents would think worth
preserving they might not be as quick to focus on what’s in it for them,
but rather what’s good for the community?

......Mike

Michael Roughan
Chairman, Historical Commission


On Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM krissy o'shea via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> Currently working on a proposal for a Demo Review Bylaw and the biggest
> opponents have continuously sited burden to property owners - delay impacts
> sales, infringement on property rights,
>
> I am wondering if others have faced similar feedback and what worked in
> terms of a successful  response
>
> many thanks
> Krissy
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