[MassHistPres] Economic benefits of historic preservation

[Anne Forbes]

Michael,
Congratulations to the Belmont HC for putting together such a useful document.  Having citations for all of those numerous studies in one place will save other commissions the daunting task of discovering what they are, and where they can be found .

One easy source to access is Chris Skelly's Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation in Massachusetts, which can be downloaded directly from the MHC website.

Anne Forbes
Acton
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michael Smith 
  To: 'Jonathan Feist' ; MHC MHC listserve 
  Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:41 PM
  Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] busy-body neighborhood-nazis and control freak s


  This may be what Barack Obama would call a teachable situation.  A large percentage of us in this listserv could use advice on how to use diplomacy including listening, learning and understanding the fears of others without becoming defensive and being put off message.

   

  The Belmont Historical Commission is soon to be facing certain opposition to recommendations we will make in a Comprehensive Plan for enacting various preservation measures - demo review, additional historic districts, preservation of public buildings and open spaces, etc.

   

  One educational tool we have recently created is a paper on the Economics of Historic Preservation, attached.

   

  We would be delighted to hear from others their experiences in campaigning for preservation and the tools they have found to be most useful.

   

  Mike

   

  Michael Smith, Co-Chair

  Belmont Historic District Commission                        

   

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