[MassHistPres] Historic Commission Advocacy

[Jennifer B. Doherty]

The Framingham Historical Commission and Historic District Commission frequently send comment to the Planning Board, Town Meeting/City Council, and other relevant decision-makers regarding projects that have an historic preservation aspect. Recent examples include a proposed subdivision that would require the demolition of an historic building; the sale of a building in a local historic district to the state; and the design and site plan of of a subdivision at the edge of a local historic district.

Jenn



Jennifer B. Doherty | Historic Preservation Planner
Community & Economic Development

City of Framingham
150 Concord Street,  Room B2
Framingham, MA  01702-8325
(508) 532-5455
jbd at FraminghamMA.gov<mailto:jbd at FraminghamMA.gov>
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Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2019 10:28 AM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Historic Commission Advocacy

In the past I have been told that one of the roles of a local historic commission is to be an advocate for endangered properties.  This sounds nice but how do commissions put these words into practice when city or town leaders favor demolition and new growth to preservation?  Recently, my hometown's historic commission debated sending a letter to the planning board to advocate for the preservation of an endangered National Register District but some felt this went beyond their purview and would be inappropriate.  Thoughts?

Matt Pujo

No Country for Old Buildings
One Framingham - Focused on the Future

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