[MassHistPres] CPA funds for planning work?

[Nancy Yeaw]

Chatham's recent work on inventory was funded by CPA money and we are 
applying for more to continue the work - we still have many house not 
researched.
Nancy Yeaw, Chatham Historical Commission
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anne Forbes" <AnneForbes at verizon.net>
To: "Peg Keller" <pkeller at northamptonma.gov>; "MHCListserve (E-mail)" 
<masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] CPA funds for planning work?


> 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?
>
>
>> 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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