[MassHistPres] Special Fund for Historic Home Preservation

[Roger Reed]

In Brookline we have several historic houses that are rented and the
income goes into a special fund to pay for maintenance.  The arrangement
was approved at town meeting.  Its not a great deal of money, but it helps
with upkeep.

David DeGhetto <deghetto at mindspring.com> on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at
8:45 PM +0000 wrote:
>Here in Norwell, we have the Stetson-Ford House, which is listed on the
>National Historic Register and managed by the Norwell Historic Commission.
>For a number of years, the home has been rented, with the collected rents
>going into the town General Fund.   It is my understanding that this the
>only permissible way for rents to be handled.
>
>This makes it very difficult to find enough money for necessary repairs
>because we have to get the approval of several levels of town government
>before going to Town Meeting for final approvals, not only for the regular
>projected budget, but for any additional funds.  And, sometimes there are
>urgent needs, which should not wait for resolution on an annual basis.
>
>Is there a (legitimate) way to set up a dedicated fund that will allow for
>the accumulation of rents, and possibly donations, to be used only for
>this
>historic site?
>
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