[MassHistPres] Historic Preservation Fund Issues

[Jill Fisher]

My advice is to leverage as much investment in preservation as you can with some kind of matching grant program - maybe a 30-for-70% match.  A revolving 0% loan program to get people to do the right things to preserve their buildings would be good too.  Will there be any restriction about grants for preservation improvements for private properties.  You might also consider buying or requiring facade easements in exchange for preservation grants.
 
Jill Fisher, AICPPrincipal PlannerLarson Fisher Associates, Inc.Historic Preservation & Planning ServicesPO Box 1394Woodstock, NY 12498845-679-5054jillfisher47 at hotmail.comwww.larsonfisher.com> From: csullivan at cambridgema.gov> To: historicdanvers at aol.com; masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:34:14 -0400> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Historic Preservation Fund Issues> > Cambridge has allocated about 40% of its annual CPA historic preservation allocation to a preservation grant program to assist non-profits and affordable housing programs. See http://www.cambridgema.gov/Historic/grants_institutional.html for the Institutional Preservation Grants; http://www.cambridgema.gov/Historic/grants.html for the affordable housing grants. The grants for non-profits have been very well received.> ________________________________> Charles M. Sullivan, Executive Director> Cambridge Historical Commission> 831 Massachusetts Avenue> Cambridge, Mass. 02139> 617 349-4684 voice, 349-3116 fax> > -----Original Message-----> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of historicdanvers at aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:27 PM> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> Subject: [MassHistPres] Historic Preservation Fund Issues> > The Town of Danvers Preservation Commission is receiving a lump sum of $100,000 to establish a fund restricted to fostering historic preservation in the Town of Danvers.> > > Naturally, the Commission wishes to get the most bang for the buck over the longest period possible.> > > > > The Commission would appreciate hearing from anyone, especially other municipalities, who may have suggestions as to how such a fund could be administered and applied, or who have any experience in setting up and administering such a fund.> > > > > Wayne Eisenhauer, Volunteer Clerk to the Danvers Preservation Commission> > (President, Historic Danvers, Inc.)> > > > > > > ******************************> For administrative questions regarding this list, please contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us directly. PLEASE DO NOT "REPLY" TO THE WHOLE LIST.> MassHistPres mailing list> MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu> http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres> ********************************> ******************************> For administrative questions regarding this list, please contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us directly. PLEASE DO NOT "REPLY" TO THE WHOLE LIST. > MassHistPres mailing list> MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu> http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres> ********************************