Politics & Government
Log Cabin, Community Garden Before Town and Country Aldermen Monday
Town and Country aldermen are set to discuss the next steps for reconstructing and preserving a log cabin found inside a home along Conway Road Monday night. View the full agenda here.
TheΒ Town and CountryΒ Board of AldermenΒ is set to meet Monday night.Β
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Town and Country aldermen will discuss entering into a contract with Loomis Associates Inc. for its professionalΒ services to help with theΒ site planning for theΒ restoration of the log cabin moved from 13348 Conway Road.
The log cabin inΒ Town and CountryΒ was disassembled Monday, Jan. 28 and moved toΒ Drace ParkΒ for storage. The cabin is being preserved as part of the city's history.
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Loomis' services are expected to help the community determine where to reconstruct the log cabin. They will include coordinating public forums as the process moves forward, preparing a base site plan at Drace Park for the cabin and preparing the final site plan for the cabin's reconstruction.
The fundsΒ raised by the Town and Country Historical SocietyΒ will be used to pay for the contract which is estimated to costΒ $1,745.
Private donations are still needed as the process continues and can be made to theΒ Town and Country Historical Society.Β
Aldermen will discuss the issue Monday night and could vote to move forward with the contract at the following board of aldermen meeting.
Community Garden-
Aldermen could also vote on once again entering into an agreement with The Principia in regard to the city's community garden. The garden is housed on The Principia's campus.
For more details on Monday night's meeting see the agenda and supporting documents in theΒ PDFΒ portion of this article.Β
Check back to Town and Country - Manchester Patch for any updates.Β
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