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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alicia Primer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 31, 2021 10:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Tax incentives for historic preservation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Town of Weston Planning Board is investigating ways to incentivize historic preservation as a way to diversify our housing stock. Our focus was initially
on saving the few remaining estates in town by creation of a <i>voluntary </i>Historic Heritage Overlay Designation, which would allow for greater density and possible subdivision of large homes into smaller units (with design guidelines), using the Town's
existing Flexible Subdivision by-law as a base. In our talks with homeowners, it seems however that tax relief is at the top of everyone's wish list. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Have other towns been able to give tax breaks for preservation of historic buildings? Our tax assessor doesn't consider that even houses with Preservation Deed
Restrictions qualify for any tax reduction. Any examples to bolster our cause will be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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