[MassHistPres] CPA funds for private residence

[Judy Markland]

Michael,

The Community Preservation Coalition has this link to an excellent piece 
on CPA restrictions for historic properties. 
https://www.communitypreservation.org/historic-restrictions 
<https://www.communitypreservation.org/historic-restrictions>

There's another consideration in addition to the legal one, and that's 
the extent to which the project funding will be used to further a public 
good.   This might be because it preserves an important viewscape in 
town or because some form of public access to the property is 
maintained.  Requiring a public benefit not only helps prioritize the 
use of CPA funds, but also helps when dealing with the inevitable 
criticism that a single property owner is getting the benefit of tax 
revenues.

Judy Markland

Whately Historical Commission and CPC

On 11/16/2020 10:38 AM, Roughan, Michael wrote:
>
> The town of Hopkinton has a property owner in town with an old 
> farmstead that has a barn with significant structural damage at the 
> sills. While they would like to preserve the barn they do not have 
> sufficient funds to do so. The barn has been used in the parts to 
> conduct theatre company rehearsals. What is the protocol in terms of 
> deed restrictions and public access if we consider using Community 
> Preservation “Historical Preservation” funds to restore the barn?
>
> …..Mike
>
> Michael Roughan,AIA, EDAC, LEED AP
>
> /Chairman /
>
> Hopkinton Historical Commission
>
> 18 Main St
> Hopkinton, Ma. 01748
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> Historychair at hopkintonma.gov <mailto:Historychair at hopkintonma.gov>
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