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There was a general discussion of the remainder of the projects, with members commenting on time schedules, the scope of certain projects and questions that they might address when the applicants came in for their interviews. 4.Comprehensive Cultural Resources Study – Ms. Weiss explained that the Historical Commission had submitted a request to the CPC to expand work under their existing Cultural Resources Study to include historic neighborhoods. She said Ms. Fenollosa had asked Ms. Weiss to bring this matter before the Committee, since the Historical Commission had a th November 15 deadline for a grant application. The Historical Commission wishes to use $10,000 in contingency funds (part of a previous CPA allocation for the Cultural Resources Study) to apply for a Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) matching grant of $15,000. In this manner, the Historical Commission could leverage their remaining funds and use the $25,000 for describing and recording additional historic neighborhoods in Town. The Cultural Resources Study had focused on individual houses and neighborhoods, but this opportunity would give the Commission the chance to expand its investigation and documentation. The issue before the CPC was whether to allow the Historical Commission to use $10,000 in contingency funds for a related, but expanded scope of work. It was the consensus of the Committee that the Historical Commission should be allowed to use the $10,000 for the grant application. The Committee voted to support using the $10,000 presently in the Cultural Resources Study budget to apply for the MHC grant, and requested a written submittal from the Historical Commission, which they authorized the Chair to review on behalf of the Committee. 5.Liaison Responsibilities – Ms. Weiss reminded Committee members that when they return to their Committees (if they are representatives from Town Boards), they should update their Committees on the issues before the CPC. 6Bookkeeping Issues – The CPC set aside six meetings for interviews with project applicants. It appears that the Committee will have 21-22 projects to th review. The Committee also set its Public Hearing date for December 17 at 6:30 pm, when all applicants will present their projects to the Town. The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 pm. Respectfully submitted, Nathalie Rice Administrative Assistant Community Preservation Committee 3