Now, take this into consideration when we learn of the ORIGINAL estimates it would take to save the Richter House and keeps the arts at Richter (and not move them to...lets say THE IVES CENTER).
1,000,000 dollars.
Yeah, ONE MILLION dollars to save a house. Trust me, NO ONE is buying this nonsense...
Rotello, who renovates old Victorian houses with her husband, Louie, disputed Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton's recent estimate of $1 million to renovate Richter House. Rotello's estimate is well below that figure.For you newcomers, homes on Pleasant Street, Harding Place and Division Street are JUST AS OLD is NOT OLDER than the Richter House. Also, Rotello's estimate is HIGHER then the estimate of 150,000 that Jane Didona stated it would take to save the house when she presented during the preliminary 20-year master plan for Richter Park on Wednesday night.
"We did one Victorian house recently -- and we did have to open up the walls -- but the price was closer to $350,000 or $400,000," said Rotello, who owns several Victorian homes in the city, including ones on Pleasant Street, Harding Place and Division Street.
Make no mistake about this, politics is involved in this matter...and involved BIG TIME. Closing of the Richter House would be a complete insult to the family who DID NOT HAVE A GOLF COURSE in mind when they donated the land to the people of Danbury.
Hell, if the city can afford to give a land developer like BRT a seven-year tax break for something that's nothing more than a DORMITORY, they can fork over a portion of the cash to help save the house.
BONUS: I attended the meeting on Wednesday night and I'm working on re-creating the presentation that was shown to the public.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
