[MassHistPres] CPA funds for planning work?

[Harry LaCortiglia]

In Georgetown we've been using CPA funds to do historic surveys for 
quite some time.

It is considered a valid use of CP funds here.... our town counsel has 
never had a problem with it.

(We'll probably be doing more this year as we have been asked by our 
Historic Commission for further funding to continue their MHC survey 
work of historic properties within the town.. This survey work is 
considered a "project" in itself, so naturally, it is eligible by most 
any reading of the act.)

Who has told you that it's not a valid use?

H. LaCortiglia
Chairman, Georgetown CPC

http://georgetowncpc.com/





Anne Forbes wrote:
> Acton's recent historic properties survey update was funded with CPA money; 
> our Town Counsel found the project easily eligible under the terms of the 
> Act.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peg Keller" <pkeller at northamptonma.gov>
> To: "MHCListserve (E-mail)" <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:28 PM
> Subject: [MassHistPres] CPA funds for planning work?
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>> 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
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