[MassHistPres] Stone walls

[Jeff K]

Hi Jack,

A couple of weeks ago, the Mass. House passed a new law (H.1694) designed to
strengthen the penalties related to theft of stone walls in Massachusetts.
This was long overdue, and is needed to help deter thieves.
However, there is virtually no protection for walls, as Mr. Larson states,
in certain situations. The one you mention may be one that falls into this
category. If the wall is not part of a scenic road, shared between two
properties, or if it is being lawfully taken from public lands, then there's
nothing to be done. Stone walls on a public way may or may not be protected,
depending on local statutes.
I don't know whose purview this particular wall falls under, but it would be
best to double check that this company is doing the right thing and has a
permit to remove the wall. Is the wall abutting the highway, on public or
private land, part of a scenic road or historic district? Is the company
working for the state, or is it a private developer? It's worthwhile finding
out.

Good luck,
Jeff Kotkin

On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:23 AM, <ospreydesign at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
> On my way to the sawmill in Assonet I saw some land clearing along Rt 24.
>  They have exposed a lot of stone walls.  I spoke to the co clearing the
> land and they said the walls were going to be "crushed". That bothers me.
> Jack Mac Donald
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> ******************************
> 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
> ********************************
>



-- 
Jeff K.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/private/masshistpres/attachments/20100625/67343d4f/attachment-0001.htm>