[MassHistPres] CPA funds for planning work?

[Peg Keller]

Hi/ our local Historical Commission was all excited to apply to CPA for form B creation/updates and inventory work.. We are being told that this not an eligible activity, except through the Community Preservation Committee's admin. portion/  Is this true?  I thought as soon as the CPA was being adopted across the state, the RFP's for planning work started appearing on the listserv...I just assumed they were being funded by the CPA/  am I mistaken? Having now re read the Act , I see that funds are for historic resources are for project specific related expenses. If you all have not been using the CPA for these activities,  how have you funded this work? MHC's planning and survey grants?, then that leaves the question of local match, which is a problem for us.   
thanks for any advice/  Peg Keller

Peg Keller
Housing and Community Development Planner
Office of Planning and Development
City of Northampton
210 Main Street   Northampton  MA 01060
telephone:  413-587-1288
fax:  413-587-1264
pkeller at northamptonma.gov