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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Planners and Planning Partners,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Spreading word about something a bit different yet related to community development, historic preservation, economic development…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has issued an RFP for a leasing opportunity in Beartown State Forest in Monterey through the DCR’s Historic Curatorship Program (the same program that has helped activate the Bascom
Lodge, Mountainside Bakery & Café in Princeton, Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, and the Speedway in Boston, and many other reuse/preservation projects). The former Superintendent’s House- built around the late 18<sup>th</sup> century as a post and beam farmhouse
and later expanded and altered by the CCC for park use- needs a Curator to bring it back to its full potential in exchange for a long-term lease. Details about the house, the RFP, and the DCR’s Historic Curatorship Program can be found here:
<a href="https://www.mass.gov/request-for-proposals-beartown-superintendents-house">
Request for Proposals: Beartown Superintendent's House | Mass.gov</a>. Please help spread the word with organizations, businesses, or others who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Ethan Parsons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Historic Curatorship Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Office of Cultural Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="FR" style="mso-ligatures:none">Boston, MA 02116</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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