This letter was submitted by Robin M. Beckett, First Vice President, New Canaan Preservation Alliance Inc.:
To The Editor:
The New Canaan Preservation Alliance values the historic barn at Mead Park as a contributing asset to the character of the town, and by unanimous vote of its board members at Monday night's board meeting, the NCPA voted to request the town conserve its financial and historic resources and abandon its plan to demolish the Mead Park Brick Barn, adopting the following resolution:
NEW CANAAN PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC.
Whereas: The New Canaan Preservation Alliance has as its mission to establish as a community priority the conservation of the town's character-defining historic architectural and natural environments; and
Whereas: The Mead Park Brick Barn has been identified as having historic, architectural and cultural significance in New Canaan and in the state of Connecticut and meeting all the criteria for listing on the State Register of Historic Places;
Whereas: By unanimous vote of the Connecticut Historic Preservation Council the Mead Park Carriage Barn, a.k.a. the Mead Park Brick Barn, has now been listed on the Connecticut Register of the Historic Places qualifying it for certain grant funds for capital improvement;
Now therefore be it resolved that the board of directors of the alliance hereby requests the town of New Canaan to abandon its plan to demolish the Mead Park Brick Barn and instead requests the town either directly or through a separate organization promote and arrange for the adaptive reuse of this local heritage resource.
Resolution adopted at the Regular Board Meeting, New Canaan Preservation Alliance, November 15, 2010.
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