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Community Preservation Committee
Minutes September 27, 2006
PRESENT: Elliot Carr, Roy Robinson, Elizabeth Taylor, Bill Reyburn, Paul Ruchinskas,
Michael Lach, Paul Hush, Rollie Bassett
Absent: Steve McKenna
Guest: Sue Carr
1. The Meeting was called to Order at 4:30 PM by Chairman Carr.
2. Minutes: -Approval of minutes for June 28th,July 26th, August 9a'. 2.3"4.
Moved by Hush, second by Robinson. All "AYE"
3. Community Housing Update:
An Underpass road property is under review. The cost for the consultant is approximately $5,000.
This would be for a 40b proposal - 5 acres-with condos and rentals. No appraisal has been done
yet-this will be for the highest and best use of the property. RFPs will go out soon. This is
commercially zoned property. Has the Police Department been contacted concerning access issues?
Could this be a mixed use property?Will this property work for us?
It is clear that the Town needs more housing.
Hush - Ii is critical that the CPA committee work with the Housing Committee to promote affordable
housing. However, there are a number of questions that need to be answered concerning this
property. It would be wonderful if we could find a property with no outstanding"issues"-which
always seem to crop up as the Town looks for housing parcels.
4. Historic Preservation Restrictions:
Discussion of CPA Roundtable meeting. HPRs were brought up and it was felt that buildings should
have permanent restrictions. There was also the sense that if it is a problem waiting for MA Historic
to approve an HPR- it might be possible to get a preliminary OK.
Carr- Do we need HPRs for Gravestones? Glass Negatives? The Historic Commission should come up
with standards for these. It might help to find out how other towns have been handling this.
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Sue Carr-What standards are you looking for-this is an accountability issue. We need time lines,
when work is to be done, when it will be finished. Maybe it would help to ask Chatham what
standards they are working with - how do they approve funding as a project progresses. We have
not seen any response from MA Historic to approve our draft HPR. I do not know if the State would
accept putting an HPR on a building they own, such as Crosby Mansion. Buildings such as the Higgins
Farm Windmill are much easier to cover.
Lach - Historic New England -a society for the protection of New England entities- asks for a
stewardship endowment-to cover the costs of monitoring - $45-50,000 which could be part of our
administrative expenses for a project.
Carr-There is also the"Separation of church and state"issue. - Dennis approved a church for CPA
funds. There was a thorough discussion of the issues. Part of the agreement was that the Town has
1900 hours worth of use of meeting space for community groups. We could get a copy of their CPA
article.
Hush - First Parish is talking about asking for $44,000 for an almost totally undefined project that
will costs over one million dollars. The committee needs specific information, total project data. The
church application for Dennis was much better defined. First Parish is planning on coming back here
in February and they already have $80,000. They will be forming a separate non-profit corporation to
deal with the work itself. Barnstable has also given CPA funds to a church.
Carr-Several individuals are still very concerned about the"church-State" issues. The committee
needs to define the Town role in the building -there will have to be public access/uses of the
building. Public relations will be very important for this project. Will the organization own the
building? Is the church only restoring the original meeting house?There are many questions that will
have to be answered when and if the First Parish brings forth an application.
5. Town legal bill: $853.20 for work done in August by Zisson &Veara
Discussion of what work has been done. They have again requested an answer from MA Historic
about the HPR draft.
MOTION to approve for payment by Hush, second by Robinson. All "A YE':
MOTION to Adjourn
MOVED by Robinson,SECOND by Ruchinskas.
All voted"AYE".
The Meeting adjourned at 6:15 PM
Respectfully Submitted,
Elizabeth Taylor, Clerk
Approved: October 25,2006 Signed: '
Date Cler of t e Committee
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