[MassHistPres] Local Historical Commission Preservation Plan

[Jim Wald]

A Preservation Plan is essential.

Amherst created its Preservation Plan in 2005 using outside consultants 
hired with Community Preservation Act money.

It was a very ambitious plan, listing virtually all desirable 
preservation actions, not all of which (obviously) we could carry out, 
for reasons of time, labor, and finances. However, the goals were 
divided into near-, mid- and long-term, which helps with prioritization. 
Above all, the Plan has been useful in justifying the preservation 
actions that we have undertaken, for example, in seeking CPA funds from 
Town Meeting, or bringing forward local regulations. The Preservation 
Plan is incorportated by reference into our Master Plan (adopted 2010), 
and it directly contributed to large portions of the mandatory chapter 
on Natural and Cultural Resources.

Last year, we achieved the major goal of creating our first local 
historic district (not without controversy, but residents have now gone 
on to propose two more on their own).

Jim Wald
Select Board liaison, Amherst Historical Commission
past Chair, Amherst Historical Commission
past Chair, Amherst Comprehensive Planning Committee

On 10/01/2013 09:28, Jane Guy wrote:
> We did a Preservation Master Plan in 1991 with MHC Survey and Planning Grant and HUD CDBG funds.  We hired an outside consultant.  Some, but not all, of the recommendations have been undertaken.
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> Jane A. Guy
> Assistant Community Development Director
> City of Salem
> Department of Planning & Community Development
> 120 Washington St., 3rd Floor
> Salem, MA  01970
> 978-619-5685
> (F) 978-740-0404
> jguy at salem.com
> www.salem.com
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> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 13:14:10 -0500
> From: "Ann Chapdelaine"<designer1446 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Local Historical Commission Preservation Plan
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> The North Attleborough Historical Commission is working on a Local Historical Commission Preservation Plan for our town.  We would like to hear from other towns who have such a plan in place, did their members do it, did they hire outside help, how did they fund outside help, have they reached any of the goals set forth in the plan, etc.
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> Ann J. Chapdelaine, Chairperson
> Town of North Attleborough Historical Commission Town Hall
> 43 South Washington Street
> North Attleboro, MA. 02760
> Direct Line 508-789-4466
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