[MassHistPres] Town owned historic buildings

[Daniel Bibel]

I question your town counsel that CPA funds can't be used for 
'maintenance'.  From what I gather from a DOR table, 'preservation' of 
historic resources is an allowable use.  Perhaps you should reach at to 
the Community Preservation Coalition for clarification.

Dan Bibel
CPA Study Committee
Medfield



On 4/7/2016 2:04 PM, Roughan, Michael wrote:
>
> Marilyn,
>
> Regarding the question of ownership and maintenance of historic 
> structures, I have been informed by the Hopkinton town counsel that 
> CPA funds cannot be used for maintenance of historic structures and, 
> in fact, we recently discovered they do not permit use of CPA funds 
> for signage informing the public of the historic nature of the 
> structure either. So within this context, our town administrators are 
> very leery of expanding beyond the two historic structures the town 
> currently owns. In fact this week, a historic home on town library 
> property will be demolished and next week a 200+ year braced timber 
> frame home once used as a “Toll house” will be demolished (6 month 
> demo delay on both).
>
> While these events should be construed to mean no more than I need to 
> do a better job as HHC chair, it does emphasize that having a 
> legitimate way to pay for maintenance is critical. One of the two 
> historic structures that Hopkinton does own is an old Train Depot that 
> has been used by volunteer groups as an “event store” and bottle 
> collection facility that generate donations that help justify its 
> existence. The second facility, McFarland Sanger house, is a 280 year 
> old home that has had no significant modifications in the last 
> century. Our town CPC last year allocated $50k of our $100k request 
> for renovation funds, fortunately this year they have agreed to 
> restore the full request so we can hire North Bennett St School / 
> Keefe Tech to begin the restoration work. However, we still don’t have 
> a legitimate use for the facility once it’s restored and may sell it 
> to a private party with a deed restriction.
>
> If anyone has recommendations for how to repurpose the McFarland 
> Sanger house or would like more information on the property, please 
> email me and the studies and reports we’ve commissioned to date.
>
> Hopefully, going forward, I’ll have a more positive story to tell.
>
> ….Mike
>
> Michael Roughan,AIA, EDAC, LEED AP
>
> Chairman - Hopkinton Historic Commission
>
> Town of Hopkinton
>
> 18 Main Street
>
> Hopkinton, MA 01748
>
>
> *D*617.357.7725 *M*617.784.6463
>
> //
>
> *From:*masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu 
> [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] *On Behalf Of *M Fenollosa
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 07, 2016 9:51 AM
> *To:* masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [MassHistPres] Town owned historic buildings
>
> Hi --
>
> there is another reason why a town owning historic buildings may not 
> be such a bad thing:  to the extent the town is responsible for the 
> preservation and rehabilitation of these buildings, CPA money would 
> likely be available to help, drawing on money from the state (through 
> the state match) and possibly relieving the pressure on the municipal 
> budget for non-CPA eligible projects likes roads and schools--
>
> Marilyn Fenollosa
> Lexington HDC, HC and CPC
>
> On 4/6/2016 4:32 PM, jworden at swwalaw.com <mailto:jworden at swwalaw.com> 
> wrote:
>
>     Sally,
>
>     Arlington owns several historic buildings, including our library
>     (1893), town hall (1912), plus some old houses, one (ca. 1820)
>     used as offices, one (a mansion, 1799) used for meetings, offices,
>     and rented out for functions, and another (ca. 1830) as a museum. 
>     The two houses were given to the Town so that they would be
>     preserved, and then the uses were found.
>
>     John Worden, Arlington HDC
>
>
>
>     ------- Original Message -------
>     *From :* sally urbano[mailto:urbanosally at yahoo.com]
>     *Sent :* 4/5/2016 3:37:27 PM
>     *To :* masshistpres at cs.umb.edu <mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
>     *Cc :*
>     *Subject :* RE: [MassHistPres] Town owned historic buildings
>
>     Hello,
>     Are there other towns that are running up against a view point
>     that says a town should not own any historic buildings.? If so,
>     how have you overcome this or proceeded..? Does this seem to be
>     the majority opinion or only in my town?
>     I thank you, always find help within this group.
>     Sally Urbano
>     Harwich
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