Bell tolls for north Tiverton's oldest surviving home

By Christian Silvia

Tiverton Town Council members will meet with the Tiverton Historic Preservation Advisory Board to discuss a proposed demolition ordinance for historic buildings after councilors expressed concerns about an ordinance proposed by the advisory board.

The ordinance, which was drafted by the Tiverton Historic Preservation Committee and its chairwoman, Susan Anderson, would have had more teeth to prevent historic homes, like the Lafayette House, from being torn down in the future. Among other things, it would require the building department to notify the advisory committee about demolition applications it has received before providing five sets of plans for review, and then issuing permits only after receiving approval from the advisory board.

While town councilors had pre