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[Ellen St.Sure]

A related question has recently been raised in Brewster: which official or town entity is (or should be) responsible for monitoring the progress and adherence to guidelines of CPC-funded historical preservation projects-in-progress? Recipients of CPC grants must of course offer justification to the town's financial officer before checks are issued, but CPC agreements with grantees may include elements not covered by this kind of oversight.  
	I would agree that funded projects should be monitored over time for long-term compliance (probably by the CPC itself), but perhaps even more importantly, these funded projects should be followed by the CPC while the work is in progress. Almost inevitably, new issues arise as preservation work gets underway and the CPC should be aware of these problems and party to their solutions.  If the CPC does not exercise this kind of collaborative on-going oversight, it may well discover, belatedly, that a project it has funded is not quite the one originally envisaged.
	My own experience as a member (currently chair) of the Brewster Historical Commission is that Historical Commissions are more fragile entities (with no independent power or funding) than CPCs and are therefore not appropriate as long-term watchdogs over CPC-funded projects. Have other HCs and/or CPCs considered or dealt these issues?  
	Ellen St. Sure 
	Chair, Brewster Historical Commission
	
	     

On Jan 6, 2012, at 11:07 AM, james hadley wrote:

> Heartfelt hanks to all members of the listserve for important help with preservation questions I have had. 
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> I have another, concerning preservation restrictions: When a town requires and receives a preservation restriction after funding through the CPC, who is charged with monitoring the building over time? I would expect that this would be the responsibility of the town Historical Commission; the town Building Commission would retain a list of those buildings with the restrictions and notify the Historical Commission of permit applications for these buildings. Or, preferably, after a period of some education to all CP historic funding recipients, the recipients would themselves seek a review of proposed work from the Historical Commission. This would include projects funded directly by the recipients, if they fall within the limits established by the restrictions. 
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> I would be interested to know how other towns manage this process.
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> James W Hadley AIA
> Chair, Orleans Historical Commission
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