When the town's gazebo was built 91 years ago, it was designed with a roof that doesn't fully cover the base - "a huge mistake," said facilities Director Michael D'Angelo.
"It should never have been built that way," he said.
Snow, ice and water have damaged the gazebo, and the sheeting beneath the clay, Spanish tile roof is rotting because tiles have broken, D'Angelo said.
Neither he nor other town officials understand why the structure was designed in such a way, leading it to substantially deteriorate, D'Angelo said, but they plan to fix the structure this spring.
"We can't let the gazebo close up because the roof is starting to fail," said Town Administrator Jeffrey D. Nutting.
"We need to fix it before we totally lose it," Nutting said.
read the full article about this effective use of capital and a grant to repair the gazebo in the Milford Daily News here
