Monterey Historical Commission
June 30, 2014
The meeting was opened at 3:15 pm by S. Weisz, Chair. All members had been notified of the corrected date and time by e-mail. Present were S. Weisz, B. Tryon, K .Purcell.
The minutes of May 19, 2014 were read and accepted with one correction. Henry Bynak’s name is spelt Bynack.
On May 21st the letter from the commission recognizing the historical significance of the schoolhouse was given to Select Board, Mr. Malone, Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth and L. Webster, schoolteacher.
MACRIS stands for Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. In 1998 the Massachusetts Historical Commission visited the town and MACRIS is the list of sites with historical significance. S. Weisz gave a copy to the Board and the Building Inspector with a request to have the Commission notified if any of those properties are planning any work. The Board agreed with the idea of a letter to the owners about their place on this list.
S.Weisz reported that the Rock Ridge property is on the National Historic Register and that the Congrational Church may be eligible to submit a grant application.
The Commonwealth informed the Commission of the $30,000. matching allocation grant from the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund which had our support.
The next meeting will be Monday, July 28, 2014 at 10 am in the church basement.
Submitted by K. Purcell
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