Preservation: Let the Water Flow
Categories: Preservation: You Can Help
By: Mark Boardman 05/01/2008
Hanging by a Thread
What will happen to the Old Silk Mill in Petaluma, California?
The 1892 factory closed last year. The local Petaluma Preservation Group (PPG) came up with a plan to convert the building into condos, and the project seemed to have a lot of support.
But local officials threw a wrench into the works when it announced last October that the project couldn’t proceed until the City of Petaluma came up with a new general plan, to be released this year. At that point, PPG pulled out, saying the delays had cost it $1.5 million.
Mayor Pam Torliatt promises that the building will be protected and restored by someone. Just who and when is anybody’s guess.
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