[MassHistPres] basket ball hoops or other sports equipment in historic districts

[jdianeol at aol.com]

 I'm with Chris Skelly on this one... 
Unless I'm missing something, I don't see what the problem would be with a basketball hoop, especially in the state where the game was invented.? If there is more to this than just the aesthetics, I hope that somebody will enlighten me.? Otherwise, even as a very historically sympathetic homeowner who wishes their town had an LDC, if my local historic commission told me or one of my neighbors that a basketball hoop was in violation of the local regs, I think I'd find it pretty unreasonable.

What are your reasons for being wary of this?

Diane Oliver-Jensen, rla
West Brookfield


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Skelly <skelly-mhc at comcast.net>
To: Masshistpres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:46 am
Subject: [MassHistPres] Fwd: basket ball hoops or other sports equipment in historic districts











I'm having a hard time understanding what the concern would be with a basketball hoop located in your local historic district. ?Can you elaborate on the specifics here. Chris ??






Chris Skelly?
Director of Local Government Programs

Massachusetts Historical Commission

Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us



On Jun 4, 2009, at 9:05 AM, "michaelamoran1" <michaelamoran1 at earthlink.net> wrote:























Acton Historic District Commission has an application for a
permanent basket ball hoop in a prominent location in our Acton Center
district. Might any other historic district commissions have come across this
kind of request? If so, what measures were taken in response?



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Michaela Moran,



Vice-Chairperson



Acton
Historic District Commission



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