[MassHistPres] district commission membership

[blever3043 at aol.com]

I agree that property owners/ residents are an important part of a commission.? As well as lawyer, realtor, and architect spots Newton's LHD commissions have 2 resident spots.? Thanks for all the replies.



Brian


-----Original Message-----
From: Brandon Wilson <BWILSON at somervillema.gov>
To: blever3043 at aol.com
Cc: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:05 pm
Subject: RE: [MassHistPres] district commission membership




Brian,

In Somerville, as a 40 (C) HPC we have followed the aforementioned
membership requirements.  I would only add that we believe that it is
very useful to have a number of members on the Commission who are owners
of LHD properties, sometimes in addition to representing a particular
profession or trade.  They can empathize with the given applicant's
alteration issues, and also deliver "difficult" messages of why a
particular alteration cannot be approved and why consistency in
decision-making is important as the same applies to their historic
district property as well.  I find that their input also gives more
balance and reasonableness to final decisions of the Commission.
However, know that finding LHD owners who are both willing to volunteer
their time and can be both objective and constructive in presenting
their perspective is often easier said than done. Good luck, Brian!

J. Brandon Wilson

Executive Director
Historic Preservation Commission

City Hall - 2nd Floor
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
(617)625-6600, ext. 2532
bwilson at ci.somerville.ma.us
 


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of blever3043 at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:23 AM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] district commission membership

Hello,

I am looking for examples of membership requirements different historic
district commissions?have aside from the standard lawyer, realtor, and
architect.? I have seen some commissions have a banker any other
professional requirement examples out there?


Thanks,

Brian Lever
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