[MassHistPres] CPA historic projects

[Ralph Slate]

Springfield is considering adopting the CPA. I browsed the CPA Coalition 
website, but could not find an exact answer to my question.

 From what I read there, providing funding for a privately-owned 
historic resource seems to be possible, as long as a CPA restriction is 
given in return (which advances a public purpose). An example given was 
the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association.

My understanding is that the entire island of Nantucket is a Local 
Historic District, and so granting the Nantucket Preservation Trust a 
preservation restriction seems a bit redundant - so my question is, can 
CPA monies be used on private properties which already have a 
restriction on them (by virtue of being in a local historic district)?

For example, if a property within a local historic district was 
privately owned, and applied for money to undo some work that had been 
inappropriately done (like adding back a porch that had been removed a 
long time ago), could this potentially be a CPA project?

Thanks!

Ralph Slate
Springfield, MA