[MassHistPres] town commons

[Marcia Starkey]

This sounds like something that might be posted on line.
Marcia Starkey, Greenfield HC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mitchell Mulholland" <mulholland at tei.umass.edu>
To: "Betsy Hannula" <betsyhannula at verizon.net>
Cc: "List Serve Mass Historical Commission" <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] town commons


>A few years ago, the Department of Conservation and Recreation with
> Walter Cudnohufsky & Associates (WCA) conducted a study of 20-plus town
> commons across Massachusetts. UMASS Archaeological Services conducted
> the archaeological portion of this study. You may find what you are
> looking for in this document. The study dealt with cultural resources
> within town commons, including their archaeological content, and how
> best towns could manage and improve them. I would contact Wendy Pearl at
> DCR for info: Wendy.Pearl at state. The E-Mail addresses I have for WCA
> are:  walt at wcala.com, and  wca at crocker.com.
> Thanks
> Mitch Mulholland
> Director
> UMASS Archaeological Services
> 413-545-1626
>
> Betsy Hannula wrote:
>> Out of the blue, the selectmen in our town of Westminster last month gave 
>> their approval to two different entities to put "things" on our town 
>> common - a park consisting of paved brickways and plantings, and a series 
>> of granite benches around the small bandstand.  Tonight the Historical 
>> Commission requested time to review these plans because the town common 
>> is part of our National Register Historic District, and the selectmen 
>> agreed to give us time.  (They didn't know we should be allowed to review 
>> any plans!)
>>
>>   My question is - does anyone have good source material on the history 
>> of town commons that we could use to persuade others that the town common 
>> should be left in its natural state?  I fear it would become more like a 
>> city park than a town common.
>>
>>   Thanks.
>>   Betsy Hannula
>>
>>
>> Betsy Hannula
>> 68 Harrington Road
>> Westminster, MA 01473
>>
>> Tel. 978-874-0430
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