Second “Protecting
Special Places” Workshop on the Community Preservation Act to be Held May 29
Blackstone Valley. “The
Community Preservation Act: Strategies for Success,”
will be held on
Thursday, May 29,
from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the Oxford Community Center,
4 Maple Road, Oxford, MA. The workshop will be
led by Kathy Roth, Associate Director of the Community Preservation
Coalition. The Community Preservation Act (CPA) is a powerful tool
for historic preservation, open space protection, affordable housing and
recreational opportunities. This workshop will discuss the benefits of the
CPA and strategies for a successful CPA campaign, and provide information on
a special initiative to help central Massachusetts towns pass the CPA.
Blackstone Valley historical
commission members, selectmen, conservation commission members, municipal
employees, and landowners are encouraged to attend the second in a series of
four, free public workshops to learn how to protect significant landscape
features and preserve their community’s character for generations to come.
Participants are asked to
RSVP by May 27 by contacting Joanna Doherty of the Blackstone Heritage
Corridor (joanna_doherty@nps.gov or 401-762-0250) or Bob Levite of the
Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor (boblevite@hotmail.com or
508-831-1223, ext. 244).
Future workshops in the
series include: “Smart Growth and
Preservation,” on Thursday, June 5, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., in the Dudley
Municipal Complex, 71 West Main Street, Dudley, MA; and “What about Open
Space? Balancing Development and Preservation,” on Thursday, June 12,
from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., in the Douglas Municipal Center, 29 Depot Street,
Douglas, MA.
This series is being offered
through the Heritage Landscape Inventory program, a partnership between the
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
Commission, the Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc. and the
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The Heritage
Landscape Inventory Program helps communities identify and document their
historic landscapes and develop strategies to preserve them. Heritage
landscapes can include working farms, town commons, village centers,
cemeteries, historic mill sites, and scenic roads – the many places that
help define the character of our communities.