[MassHistPres] Historic Preservation Fund Issues

[Henry Cooke]

Congrautlations on the score! I would concur with Jill on leveraging 
grant monies.

I would be interested in the type of program you come up with, as 
Randolph has been looking into the possibility of setting up a 
revolving or other type of fund to assist owners of historic 
properties properly maintain their homes, and avoid more acts of 
"vinylside" in the name of convenience and cost.

Henry Cooke, Chairman
Randolph Historical Commission
At 11:48 AM 9/10/2008, Jill Fisher wrote:

>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, 349-31
>  16 fax> > -----Original Message-----> From: 
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> [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.)> > > > > > > 
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