HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-06-16 Board of Selectmen Supplemental Materials Massachusetts Historical Grant Application.
Community Development Director Heidi Griffin, at the request of the Steven's Estate Board of Trustees is
seeking permission from the Board to apply for funding through the Massachusetts Preservation Program
available through the Massachusetts Historical Commission. This would authorize the Town Manager to
execute a contract, enter into contracts for project work, sign preservation restrictions, and disburse funds
or designate appropriate persons to do so to improve the entrance to the Stevens Estate. The grant
application and its related work proposes construction and renovation of the porte cochere, including site
preparation, demolition, earthwork, walls, steps, walks and paving, and associated plantings.
The estimate for the work listed above is approximately$80,000. The grant program is a 50% matching
program so the Trustees will be allocating $40,000 to pay for these improvements if the grant is received.
All of these improvements are in accordance with the Rehabilitation Master Plan completed by a historic
landscape architect for the Stevens Estate.
Wendy Wakeman made a MOTION, seconded by Donald Stewart, to approve the request to apply for
grant funding through the Massachusetts Preservation Program available through the Massachusetts
Historical Commission and to authorize the Town Manager to execute a contact, enter into contracts for
project work, sign preservation restrictions, and disburse funds or designate appropriate persons to do so.
Vote approved 4-0.