Unfortunately the Newburyport Daily News has repeatedly reported that a Local Historic District (LHD) is being proposed. This is NOT the case, there is NO LHD period. I am extremely disappointed in our paper of record. I feel that it is the paper’s responsibility to inform and educate people, not to scare them. To me […]
Public Hearing on the Newburyport’s proposed Local Historic District (LHD), Thursday June 21, 2012, at 7PM Newburyport High School Auditorium (not City Hall) This is the legally required hearing, the one where people, for, against and I’m not sure, get to make a statement about the LHD proposal. There have been lots of changes to […]
There will be a Public Hearing (this is the legally required one) on the Newburyport’s proposed Local Historic District (LHD),Thursday June 21, 2012, at 7PM at the Newburyport High School Auditorium (not City Hall). Below is the summary of the LHD Ordinance and the LHD Ordinance updates (3rd draft, now officially called the “Preliminary Report”). Press […]
I’m thinking about a second number for Newburyport’s Local Historic District (LHD) musical, “LHD-Bombshell” (working title, see previous posts). As I’ve said in earlier posts we have the John Birch Society mixed in with this wild LHD concoction. Again, you can’t make this stuff up. So they’re not going to make an appearance in the […]
I’m liking this whole Newburyport Local Historic District (LHD) mess as a musical (see previous post). It could open with a Tom Salemi, one of Newburyport’s esteemed bloggers, character singing a solo, “Keep it Classy” (based on Tom’s great essay, “Take the Bagels, Leave the Petition,”on Newburyport’s LHD in Newburyport Today). The stage is dark […]
My lovely young theater friends in NYC hate the TV program “Smash.” (I am secretly addicted to “Smash,” don’t tell them-truly they will be offended!!) I suppose for them it’s a little like me watching Bravo’s “Next Great Artist,” The TV show reminds me of an advanced art class in college (not even grad school). […]
I walk down the street and I see her sweeping in front of her Newburyport home. I call her name, but not until I call out, “Hey beautiful, what you do’n,” does my friend turn her head. She’s one of the first people I ever knew when I moved here 31 years ago. My neighbor, […]
Confusion abounds when it comes to Newburyport’s proposed Local Historic District (LHD). One of the things that folks are confused about is how the LHD could be changed if it should pass. Local Historic Districts differ from state to state. Our state LHD state law is called General Law Chapter 40C, the Historic Districts Act. […]
Here is the video of the Local Historic District (LHD) Study Committee public meeting held on March, 26, 2012 at Newburyport City Hall. The meeting was full of very helpful and constructive information, and the video is well worth watching.
What the “Say No to LHD” folks are saying about fines in the literature that is being mailed and handed out, is not true. If you do something in Newburyport’s proposed Local Historic District (LHD) that the LHD Commission (should the Newburyport City Council vote in favor of the LHD) might have some reservations about, […]
On Monday night’s Local Historic District (LHD) informational meeting on March 26, 2012, the questions that were asked, for the most part, were intended to learn more about Newburyport’s proposed LHD. The people asking questions included folks who were “on the fence” or openly against the LHD. The tone was respectful, with about 4 exceptions. […]
The literature that is being mailed, handed out by those who oppose Newburyport’s proposed Local Historic District (LHD) , the “Say No to LHD” folks, would have you believe that if you do something in the proposed LHD that the LHD Commission (should the Newburyport City Council vote in favor of the LHD) might have […]
The video of the Local Historic District (LHD) public informational meeting on March 19, 2012, is actual better than being in the meeting itself. The the speakers as well questions and answers are much easier to understand. There is a lot of good information on the video about the proposed LHD. It is well worth […]
Facts about Newburyport’s proposed Local Historic District (LHD) Newburyport’s proposed Local Historic District (LHD) consists of High Street and downtown Newburyport from Winter to Federal Street. (It just includes those areas. It does not include Plum Island.) For a map of the proposed LHD press here. The purpose of the proposed LHD is to protect […]
The “YES! LHD” signs are going up all over town today. They say “YES! LHD” Support a Local HIstoric District, Citizens for Historic Newburyport (CHN). To read more about Newburyport’s proposed Local Historic District (LHD) press here. And to see the map of the proposed LHD and the link to the online petition press here. […]
This is my car. Gorgeous new LHD-YES!, Support a Local Historic District. Good for Citizens for Historic Newburyport!! You go guys!! To read more about Newburyport’s proposed Local Historic District (LHD) press here. And to see the map of the proposed LHD and the link to the online petition press here. Citizens for Historic Newburyport […]
This is an announcement from the Newburyport Local Historic District (LHD) Study Committee: Got Questions about the Proposed LHD? Get the answers at two Public Information Forums at the City Hall Auditorium 1. Ask the Experts – Monday, 19 March 2012 at 7:00 P.M. Preservation lawyer Marilyn Fenollosa, preservation consultant Gretchen Schuler, and Massachusetts Historical […]
I just received this via email. This is the new, updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by the Newburyport Local Historic District (LHD) Study Committee. I imagine that the FAQ are in response to much of the confusion and misinformation that is out there about Newburyport’s prosed LHD. Frequently Asked Questions NEW The Study Committee has […]
The P. Preservationist has written a fascinating story about the effort to have High Street be a Local Historic District (LHD) in 1971. The P. Preservationist has gone to the Newburyport Archives and done some mega research. Everyone here at the Newburyport Blog, me and the frogs, are mighty impressed. This is definitely a must […]
There is an article in today’s Boston Globe on Newburyport’s Local Historic District (LHD). There are some excerpts below. You can read the entire article by Brenda Buote here. “The proposal has reignited a decades-old dispute between those who believe a local historic district is needed to guide future development and protect Newburyport’s rich heritage, and […]