[MassHistPres] Share your town's success stories! Demolition Review Bylaw

[Chris Skelly]

Thanks for posting this, Krissy.  I was about to send out a similar
message.  This spring, I will be presenting on demolition delay at an out
of state conference with an audience that will include commission members
that mostly do not have demolition delay.  I’ll be talking a lot about how
demolition delay works in our state and I’ll be showing examples of
demolition delay success stories from Massachusetts.


I, as well, could definitely use some demolition delay success stories -
especially examples from just the last few, maybe 5-6 years.


I’ll be organizing the successes into categories something like this:

Establishing a local historic district during the delay period

Moving a building intact

Advocacy and encouragement

Transfer of ownership

Negotiation with other local boards

Negotiation with the developer

Utilizing funding and incentives for rehabilitation

Utilizing funding and incentives for protection


If you have a demolition delay success you'd like to share, please let me
know.  Chris.

*Chris Skelly*
*Skelly Preservation Services*
Community Planning and Preservation
www.skellypreservationservices.com
ccskelly12 at gmail.com
*Community planning with the past, **present, and future in mind*
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On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM krissy o'shea via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> The Carlisle Historical Commission is working toward the adoption of a
> Demolition Review Bylaw and is gathering examples from other communities to
> help inform this effort.
>
> If your community has experience with a similar bylaw, we would greatly
> appreciate hearing how it has been implemented and what outcomes you have
> seen—whether in preserving historic resources, shaping development or other
> measures of success.
>
>
> Thank you in advance for sharing any insights you may be willing to
> provide.
>
> thanks
> Krissy O'Shea
> Carlisle Historical Commission
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