(1) It was decided that the dilapidated building be demolished.
(2) It was decided that the dilapidated building should be demolished.
Question: Do these two sentences have the same meaning?
It was decided that the dilapidated building (should) be demolished.
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Re: It was decided that the dilapidated building (should) be demolished.
#1 is not grammatical.