[MassHistPres] Use of cpc funds questioned for National Register nomination papers preparation

[Kate Matison]

James

James,

In Southborough the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) is following opinion rendered by DOR in 2014, which states that the use of CPC funds for inventorying of properties, with no tangible end goal beyond listing on the State and National Register, doesn’t qualify as preservation and therefore is ineligible for CPC funds.

However, CPC has could apply admin. funds for such a project. Seems a rather narrow interpretation of what constitutes preservation but there we are.

Kate Matison
Architectural Historian
Vice Chair, Southborough Historical Commission
Cell: 508-259-4305
Phone: 508-481-6606


From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of James J O'Rourke Jr
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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Use of cpc funds questioned for National Register nomination papers preparation

I did not see the initial post to this thread. Who is questioning the use of CPA funds for a National Register nomination and on what basis?

My town is looking for CPA funds for a nomination and we referenced the Town of Dartmouth's project in support of our application.
Jim O'Rourke, Chairman of the Somerset Historical Commission


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On Dec 9, 2016, at 1:38 PM, Judith Lund <judithnlund at gmail.com<mailto:judithnlund at gmail.com>> wrote:
We certainly did, but I don’t recall whether that was paid from CPC's administrative funds.  Our completion and filing of Mass Form Bs was paid out of the admin budget because regular CPC funding was not allowed by our town attorney.

Judy Lund, Dartmouth Historical Commission


On Dec 9, 2016, at 12:37 PM, Holly Herbster <hherbster at palinc.com<mailto:hherbster at palinc.com>> wrote:

The Town of Dartmouth is using CPA funds to complete a National Register Nomination for the Russell Garrison Site. The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. was contracted as the consultant to complete this work. You may want to speak Judy Lund, the Chair of the Dartmouth Historical Commission, who is overseeing the project for the Town.

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