[MassHistPres] Historic District passed, but demo delay could expire before AG's office reviews it

[Amy Ritterbusch]

We have a historically significant property in Hopkinton that is currently
under a demolition delay which will expire on 7/4/19
http://www.hopkintonma.gov/departments/land_use_department/HHDC.php. At
Town Meeting in May we passed it as a single-property historic district and
it had overwhelming support from the town, about 80% were in favor. Our
Town Counsel requested an expedited review by the Attorney General's office
and the Town Clerk submitted all the paperwork. However July 4 is looming
and we have not heard back from the Attorney General's office yet if the
bylaw has been reviewed and approved.

Do you have any advice? Should we be calling and emailing the Attorney
General's office regularly? Should multiple people call? I don't want to
annoy them, but want to make sure it gets handled in time.

A neighbor called the AG's office today and was told the AG's office was
aware of the tight timeline and that the developer had called the AG to
inquire too, but the neighbor could not get any additional information. I
think there is a high likelihood that the owner will demolish it on 7/5/19
if the AG's office does not complete their review. Any ideas of how to best
proceed?

Thanks!
Amy

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Amy Ritterbusch
Chair, Hopkinton Center Historic District Commission
<http://www.hopkintonma.gov/hhdc/>
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