[MassHistPres] Communication with Local Historic District Residents/Property Owners

[Daniel Byer]

Here’s a letter we sent out to all members of our districts when we held our last hearing to update the design regulations.   We also include a short explanation on our hearing notices.


~Dan Byer

Dan Byer
(he/him/his)
Historic Commission - Chair
Historic District Commission - Vice Chair

20 Main St.
Mendon, MA 01756

Office: 508-458-6707
Cell: 774-481-1321
Fax: 508-478-8241
mendonma.gov<http://mendonma.gov/>



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Thanks for bringing this up, Conor. I would also be very interested in any sample communications to residents in local historic districts. Thank you!

pat.

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Patrick T. Maloney
Executive Director
Preservation Worcester, Inc.
Salisbury House
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Worcester, MA 01609
508-754-8760
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On Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM Conor McCormack via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu<mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>> wrote:
Good Morning,

The Town's Historic District Commission is looking to get into the practice of communicating with the residents/property owners within our local historic districts more regularly. Would anyone have examples of a letter or email they send out that they would be willing to share? Looking for something that communicates their responsibilities as property owners in the district, but is also still friendly and informative.

Thanks!
Conor


Conor McCormack, AICP
Planning Division Manager
Office of Planning & Building
Town of Belmont | 19 Moore Street, Belmont, MA 02478
cmccormack at belmont-ma.gov<mailto:cmccormack at belmont-ma.gov> | O: 617-933-2666

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