City/Town Name | Description | Approval Date |
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Georgetown | Town Records Preservation |
Town Records Preservationâ. To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to G.L. c.44B, to appropriate from the Community Preservation Fund Historic Reserves Account the amount of $90,000 (Ninety Thousand Dollars) and from the Undesignated Account the amount $140,000 (One hundred forty Thousand dollars), for a total appropriation of $230,000.00 (Two Hundred Thirty Thousand dollars), to be used to digitally scan and electronically archive public and vital records, currently in storage, from the following departments: Conservation, Building, Planning, Town Clerk and Board of Health, including any associated Maps and Plans. The end result will be a comprehensive electronic file system which will identify vital and permanent records by Department; and further, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into all agreements and execute any and all instruments for any grants to defer the costs associated with this initiative. Any funds from this appropriation remaining unspent after a period of 3 years from the date of the approval of this article will be returned to the Community Preservation Fund Historic Reserve only after a vote by the Community Preservation Committee determining that it is unlikely the remaining appropriated funds will need to be spent to this effect; or take any other action in relation thereto |
05/01/2023 |
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Wilbraham | TOWN RECORDS PRESERVATION |
Preservation of town records |
05/15/2017 |
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Holliston | Town Records Preservation |
Assist the Town Clerk's office with the preservation of documents and other records significant to the history of the Town of Holliston. This is a new phase of an ongoing project. |
05/07/2018 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation |
The electronic digitization and conservation of Town permenant records. |
05/03/2010 |
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Boxford | Town Records Preservation |
For Phase II of Town Clerk's Document Restoration project |
05/08/2007 |
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Northborough | Town Records Preservation |
Phase IV of town records preservation in the Town Clerk's office. |
04/23/2013 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation |
To bind and re-bind permenant Town records & to purchase proper record storage containers. |
05/05/2009 |
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Holliston | Town Records Preservation |
To appropriate up to $22,000 in fiscal 2016 from the Community Preservation Fund Historic Preservation Reserve to assist the Town Clerkâs office in the de-acidification, restoration and filming/digitization for the purpose of preserving and expanding/enhancing public access to historic town records. Records to be preserved consist of Selectmenâs records Vol. 1-10, dated from 1724-1925, plus the index to records 1724-1850. The appropriation is requested subject to the understanding that the Town Clerk will seek to make copies of microfilm or digital media available to researchers through placement in the Town Library or other publicly accessible place in addition to the Town Clerkâs office. All funds are to be expended within one year from date of appropriation. |
10/26/2015 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation |
Scanning and preservation of vital town records: Town Clerk; Inspection; Health; Engineering: Planning & Finance |
05/05/2014 |
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Boxford | Town Records Preservation |
Fund Phase I of project to preserve historic town records by restoring, preserving and microfilming the records, including a computerized document management system |
05/09/2006 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation |
electronic document management system (LaserFiche) for the clerk, inspection, Board of health, archives and Historic Commission |
05/08/2012 |
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Westford | Town Records Preservation |
Cleaning and preservation of 380 volumes of historic archives formerly stored in the Town Hall basement; and scanning and microfliming of burial permits. |
05/09/2009 |
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Wellesley | Town Records Preservation |
Funds will be used to properly preserve the Town's marriage records from 1881 to 2000 (since 2000 all new vital records have been created in accordance with modern archival standards) |
04/15/2008 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation |
To bind and re-bind permanent town birth, death, marriage intentions/licenses, town meeting minutes, town reports and street lists etc. |
05/05/2008 |
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Westford | Town Records Preservation |
For the 2008 Town Records Preservation Project and any other related costs. |
05/10/2008 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation |
To preserve and rebind historic town records that pre-date Bourne's establishment in 1884 |
05/08/2007 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation |
bind, re-bind, permanent birth, death, marriage records, install shelving in Clerk's vaults, purchase proper archival storage containers |
05/08/2012 |
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Whately | Town records preservation |
To purchase metal shelving and a dehumidifier for the preservation of historical town records being stored in town offices. |
04/28/2015 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation |
To place town Clerk, Planning Board, Engineering and Archives documents in an electronic format (laserfiche) |
05/03/2011 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation |
Preservation of historical map books in the Engineering Department |
05/03/2011 |
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Nahant | Town Records Preservation - Phase 1 |
First Phase of a five year project to preserve and also digitize the Town's records. Total cost anticipated to be 130,000 with this first phase appropriated at 31,319. This project is not funded by bonding, rather each successive phase must be appropriated each year until finished. |
04/26/2014 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation and Historic Survey |
ongoing town wide survey of historical properties |
10/02/2017 |
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Bourne | Town Records Preservation and Historic Survey |
To bind and rebind historic Town records, and to hire a preservation specialist to conduct a survey of the Town historic records, identifying hazards and recommending corrective preservation actions |
05/08/2007 |
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Nahant | Town Records Preservation Phase 2 |
$28,373 for the second year of a five year project to preserve and digitize the townâs records. The total five-year cost is projected to be approximately 130,000 with the first year successfully completed for 31,319; This project is not funded by bonding, rather each successive phase must be appropriated each year until finished. |
04/25/2015 |
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Nahant | Town Records Preservation Phase 3 |
$27,030 for the third year of a five year project to preserve and digitize the townâs records. The total five-year cost is projected to be approximately 130,000 with the first year successfully completed for 31,319; This project is not funded by bonding, rather each successive phase must be appropriated each year until finished. |
04/30/2016 |
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Nahant | Town Records Preservation Phase 4 |
Fourth Year of five year project |
04/29/2017 |
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Nahant | Town Records Preservation Phase 5 |
$27,020 for the fifth year of a five year project to preserve and digitize the town's records. |
04/28/2018 |
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Dunstable | Town Records Preservation Project |
This project will fund the preservation of Town Records, specifically to disband, clean, de-acidify, repair, and rebind Town Vital Records, Town Meeting Records,and Selectmen's Records for 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. Records will be scanned, microfilmed and digitized. Request for $25000 from FY 15 and $25000 from FY16 have been approved. |
05/11/2015 |
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Dunstable | Town Records Preservation Project |
This entry reflects the continuation of the project begun 2015 to preserve Town Records. |
05/15/2018 |
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Westport | Town Records Preservation, IV |
Preservation of historic maps, documents, plaques, photos. |
05/03/2016 |
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Hopkinton | Town Records Preservation/Town Clerk |
Preservation of various Town Hall Records |
05/04/2015 |
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Dunstable | Town Report Binding |
The binding of Town Reports for the purpose of historic preservation. |
05/14/2022 |
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Needham | Town Reservoir Sediment Removal Design |
This project is the design to remove sediment from the Town reservoir. |
05/01/2021 |
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Bridgewater | Town River Landing |
To fund the National Resources Trust to conduct an engineering survey, a bridge design, a site plan, and bridge abutment construction at the Town River Landing |
05/07/2007 |
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Plymouth | Town Square - Open Space |
Development of a full design engineering plan and permits for a new surface area for Town Square utilizing historically sensitive materials. |
04/06/2019 |
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Amherst | Town Tomb Door Replacement |
Replacement of the Âmodern steel Town Tomb door with a more appropriate period iron door would cost approximately $3,000Âthe original hinges survive and would be restored and reused. Resetting the new door would have to be done in coordination with reconstruction of the stone facing for the Tomb |
05/11/2009 |
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Amherst | Town Tomb engineering study |
To pay for an analysis of the masonry portions of the Town Tomb, the development of cost estimates and bid specifications for resettling and securing those structural elements, and for installing a more secure and original Tomb door. |
06/18/2007 |
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Harwich | Town Trail Improvements |
Sustain and Restore/Preserve Town Trails, signage, accessibility |
05/04/2009 |
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Bedford | Town Tree Inventory |
Inventory of Town trees. |
11/10/2008 |
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Plympton | town vault |
fireproof vault to store historic documents |
05/12/2010 |
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Falmouth | Town vault climate control |
For the purpose of climate control for the Town vaults and preservation of the TownÂs historic documents |
11/14/2006 |
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Kingston | Town Wahrf Rehabilitation |
Rehabilitation and preservation of the Town Wharf |
04/11/2012 |
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Nahant | Town Wharf |
Rehabilitation of Town Wharf |
04/27/2013 |
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Nahant | Town Wharf Boat Ramp and Seawalls |
Required local share of Seaport Advisory Council grant for the rehabilitation of seawalls and boatramp. |
04/30/2016 |
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Nahant | Town Wharf Boatslip and seawalls |
Engineering services related to replacing the boat slip (ramp) and appurtenant seawall structure(s) at the Town Wharf |
04/25/2015 |
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Nahant | Town Wharf Emergency Repairs |
Town Wharf Emergency Repairs |
04/27/2013 |
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Kingston | Town Wharf Engineering Study |
to fund an Engineering Study of Kingston Town Wharf |
04/04/2011 |
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Nahant | Town Wharf Improvements |
Extraordinary repairs to Town Wharf |
04/24/2010 |
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Nahant | Town Wharf Improvements |
Extraordinary repairs to Town Wharf |
04/26/2008 |
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Edgartown | Town Wharf Restoration |
Restoration and capital improvements to the town wharf. |
04/12/2016 |