[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter-December 4, 2017

[Skelly, Christopher (SEC)]

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER
Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission
December 4, 2017

24 MONTH DEMOLITION DELAY BYLAW PASSED IN MILTON
At the Milton town meeting in October, voters revised the demolition delay bylaw by lengthening the delay period to 24 months.  It was previously only 9 months.  The bylaw was also revised to properties that are 75 years or older from properties that were built prior to 1920.

MASSACHUSETTS PRESERVATION PROJECTS FUND ROUND 24
Secretary William F. Galvin, Chair of the Massachusetts Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Round 24 of the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) grant program has been scheduled. It is anticipated that funding will be in the range of the previous grant round, Round 23, which was $780,000.  Administered by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), the MPPF is a state-funded 50% reimbursable matching grant program established in 1984 to support the preservation of properties, landscapes, and sites listed in the State Register of Historic Places. Applicants must be a municipality or nonprofit organization. The program is administered in accordance with 950 CMR 73.00.  Please note that grant disbursement is subject to reauthorization of the capital accounts and the availability of sufficient allocated funds.

Five workshops will be held:
Thursday, January 11, 2018
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Meekins Public Library
2 Main Street
Williamsburg, MA 01096

Wednesday, January 17, 2018
10:00 – 12:00 noon
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Massachusetts Archives Building
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA

Thursday, January 25, 2018
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Millbury Public Library
128 Elm Street
Millbury, MA

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Massachusetts Archives Building
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA

Thursday, February 8, 2018
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Pilgrim Hall Museum
75 Court Street
Plymouth, MA

MHC hopes that your schedule allows you to join a member of the MHC’s Grants Division as they explain the program requirements, go over program materials, and give you the opportunity to ask questions.  Workshops are free of charge and no registration is required.  Applicants are encouraged to begin compiling application materials before attending a workshop, or as soon as possible, to allow sufficient time to meet the application deadline.

Applications for this next round of MPPF grants, Round 24, are due March 23, 2018. MPPF program information, downloadable Application/Instructions, and directions for the upcoming grant workshops can be found online. Please visit the MPPF main page of the MHC’s website:  http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm<https://owa.sec.state.ma.us/OWA/redir.aspx?C=6LlP4SQ7M6vwTwl_PtC35-Sims3IEVMrSGWXbFVgADnePsy-rjbVCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sec.state.ma.us%2fmhc%2fmhcmppf%2fmppfidx.htm>

Limited quantities of the hardcopy versions of the Application and Instructions will be made available at each workshop. Please call the MHC at 617-727-8470 or e-mail Paul Holtz at Paul.Holtz at sec.state.ma.us<https://owa.sec.state.ma.us/OWA/redir.aspx?C=HPG8OqY28AhG4c2jhb_fzToQmcCCWIGBVavp4NQEM4PePsy-rjbVCA..&URL=mailto%3aPaul.Holtz%40sec.state.ma.us> if you have any questions or would like to receive hardcopies of the Application and Instructions.


NEW LISTINGS IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Boston, Columbia Road-Bellevue Street Historic District
Gill, Riverside Village Historic District


CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER
January 16, 2018
MHC Workshop on Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning.  Free.  Norwood. 9am.
In cooperation with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-historic-preservation-planning-tickets-40921364904
Questions, please contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us>.

January 17, 2018
MHC Workshop on Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning.  Free.  Tewksbury.  6pm.
In cooperation with the Tewksbury Historical Commission.
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-historic-preservation-planning-tickets-41009637931
Questions, please contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us>

March 21, 2018
MHC Workshop on Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning. Free. Haverhill.  10am.
In cooperation with the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission.
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-historic-preservation-planning-tickets-41009827498
Questions, please contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us>

March 23, 2018
Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund Round 24 Applications due.  For more information, see above.


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Christopher C. Skelly
Director of Local Government Programs
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us>


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