Board of Finance Budget Hearing Agenda (linked)

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BUDGET REQUEST
TOWN HISTORIAN

TOWN OF WATERFORD
15 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT 06385
860-442-0553
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DECLARATION
|, the requester, understand that | am requesting public funds from the Town of Waterford.
| declare that this request does not pose any potential conflict with the Town of Waterford
and | will provide any documentation requested by the Town of Waterford to authorize
funding this request or review the appropriateness of the request.
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PHONE: 860-442-0553
www.waterfordct.org
FIFTEEN ROPE FERRY ROAD
WATERFORD, CT 06385-2886
TO: Board of Selectmen
FROM: . Robert M. Nye
Municipal Historian
DATE: December 2, 2020
RE: Fiscal Year 2021-22 Operating Budget
The Operating Budget for FY July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 for the Municipal Historian in the amount of
$800.00 is herewith attached.
Thank you for consideration.
Respectfully submitted,

MUNICIPAL HISTORIAN
Operating Budget FY 2021-22
LI 52646 (Municipal Historian)
Conferences, workshops
Reimbursable expenses (mileage,
out-of-pocket exp., etc.)
Printing, copies
Books, supplies
Memberships
FY’20 FY’20 FY’19 FY’19
Budget Actual Budget Actual
$800 $776 $800 $799
FY’18
Budget
$800
FY’18
Actual
$794
FY’17
Budget
$800
Social Service Grants/Misc 10120
$800.00
FY’17
Actual
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FIFTEEN ROPE FERRY ROAD
WATERFORD, CT 06385-2886
PHONE: 860-442-0553
www.waterfordct.org
MUNICIPAL HISTORIAN
HISTORIC PROPERTIES COMMISSION
FY 2019-20
The MUNICIPAL HISTORIAN is an agent of the town, appointed by the board of selectmen for a term of
three years. The current historian was appointed in 1993. There is no job description. The 1987
enabling legislation simply allowed for municipalities to “[p]rovide for the appointment of a municipal
historian...” What municipal historians statewide do is determined mostly by personal inclinations and
local situations.
Among other accomplishments the historian was instrumental in the establishment of the HISTORIC
PROPERTIES COMMISSION in 1999. The HPC qualified the town for designation as a Certified Local
Government (CLG), a program designed to promote the preservation of historic and cultural resources in
partnership with the National Park Service and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The town
has subsequently benefited from technical assistance and grant funding, amounting to some $60,000
over the years, allowing Waterford to participate in federal and state historic preservation programs,
including National Register nominations and historic structure assessments.
The HPC’s challenge is summarized in its mission (Ch. 2.86, Code of Ordinances):
in order to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the Town of
Waterford, the purpose of [the Historic Properties Commission] shall be the preservation and
protection of buildings, archaeological sites, landscapes, and places of historic and cultural
significance and their settings in Waterford, Connecticut, recognizing such as landmarks in the history
of the town, state or nation.
In the twenty-plus years since its establishment, the HPC has established an enviable record working in
concert with the historian. Listings in the National Register of Historic Places include districts in Quaker
Hill, Graniteville, the Oswegatchie Colony, and the Hartford Colony, as well as the listing of the Walnut
Grove Farm (former Hammond Estate). Listings in the State Register include the 1923 Cohanzie School
and the Secchiaroli Barn. (Additional National Register listings include the Jordan Village Historic
District, Eolia (Harkness Estate), and the Seaside Sanatorium). The HPC and the historian continue to
advocate and/or support projects/issues consistent with their mission.
In FY’18 the proposed Oil Mill National Register District nomination was expanded to include Oil Mill
Road south from Gurley Road to Boston Post Road as directed by the State Historic Preservation Office
(SHPO). After multiple delays, including consultant health issues, the anticipated listing to the National
Register is not expected until summer, 2021.

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Both the historian and the commission continued to advocate for adaptive use of the 1923 Cohanzie
School building, which is listed in the Connecticut State Register of Historic Places. In October, however,
the Planning & Zoning Commission turned down an affordable housing proposal. Before an unruly
crowd at the public hearing the municipal historian was the only one to speak in favor. Meanwhile time
is running out if the school is to be saved.
The town-owned, ca. 1890 Nevins Tenant Cottage, an established “historic property” and important
jandmark within the Civic Triangle, continues to deteriorate. The Education Standing Committee of the
RTM agreed to support the expenditure of $22,500 from designated capital to fund a structural
assessment by GNCB Consulting Engineers which could help determine a use for the building. The
commission unanimously supports its rehabilitation whether or not use is determined first. The cottage
is recognized as an important part of the town center/Jordan Village streetscape. According to the
town’s Plan of Preservation, Conservation and Development, historic resources like the Nevins Cottage
“provide a direct connection to the history and ‘sense of place”... and “enrich our visual and
emotional attachment to the community. .. .“
The town-owned, 1923 Secchiaroli Barn suffers from demolition by neglect as well. Without a new roof
the building cannot long survive. Listed in the Connecticut Register of Historic Places, the town has no
plans for its adaptive reuse.
Progress continues with documentation of “forgotten burial grounds”. Eileen Olynciw’s inventory, a
work-in-progress, includes maps, photographs, genealogical information and related sources. In
October Patrick Crotty and R. Nye mounted the Rogers burying ground plaque on the boulder that was
placed there a century ago for that purpose on the former Mamacock Farm, now the property of
Connecticut College. Bert Monton prepared the surface of the stone where the plaque would be
installed. Brian Rogers, former CT College librarian and direct descendent of John Rogers, participated in
the planning of the project and contributed $100 toward the cost of the plaque which was cast by the
Mystic Foundry. Total cost: $800. Acting director of the Arboretum, Maggie Redfern, lent her support
of the project on behalf of the college. P. Crotty and R. Nye also reset the elaborate Rogers memorial
stone. Meanwhile, P. Crotty continued extensive clearing and maintenance of the Morgan, Rogers,
Gorton, Church & Williams, and Durfey Hill cemeteries. He also donated two volumes of his stunning
photographs of Waterford cemeteries to the Library. In June former State Archaeologist Nick Bellantoni
flagged areas of “disturbance” at the Durfey Hill Cemetery per Deb Surabian’s GPR report from a year
ago. A few test pits were not encouraging. Further testing may reveal unmarked burials, perhaps
Durfey slaves.
R. Nye volunteered to oversee the roof replacement of the Historical Society’s schoolhouse by
Pawcatuck Roofing, completed in July, 2019. He also met with maintenance coordinator Wayne Fraser
regarding long-deferred maintenance and the urgent need for repairs of the Jordan Park house, an
“established historic property”. Director of Planning & Development Abby Piersall agreed to include
funding in the FY’22 capital plan, the start of a planned annual maintenance program for the building.
The demolition of 151 Oswegatchie Road, a contributing property to the Oswegatchie Colony National
Register Historic District, has prompted legal action by the town.
In addition to ongoing projects and concerns, the commission in FY’22 should consider collaboration
with the Historical Society as well as the Land Trust to explore common heritage themes related to
history, conservation and preservation. There are also a number of ongoing issues requiring
consideration and/or action, some of which have been tabled due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Among

them are the formation of a historic cemetery association. Chairman John O’Neill has emphasized the
need for an organization entirely separate from the commission and officially recognized by the town to
assume responsibility for neglected cemeteries, primarily Gorton, Durfey Hill, and Church & Williams.
Photos of the three were included in a presentation to the newly-elected Board of Selectmen in
December in an effort to raise their awareness of the problem and to remind them that the town has to
assume some responsibility for their care. At the same time the commission must generate public
interest in the town’s neglected burying grounds. A “clean-up” was scheduled in April of the Church &
Williams Cemetery, but unfortunately was cancelled because of the pandemic. Rescheduling is a priority
for FY’22. A hopeful outcome could well be the formation of an association, perhaps an historic
cemetery trust fund, and installation of signage identifying cemeteries. Also, the relationship
established by Chrm O’Neill with the East Lyme Cemetery Association should be fostered.
Additional goals for the HPC in FY’22, some that are ongoing, include an increased on-line presence; re-
installation of the Jordan fishway marker; nomination of the Hall of Records to the State Register;
additional nominations to the National Register; updating the 1996-97 Historic/Architectural Survey;
exploring alternatives to the town’s policy (by default) of demolition by neglect of its historic buildings
(of immediate concern is the fate of the historic Nevins Tenant Cottage); bringing attention to the
deferred maintenance of the extant buildings at the Eugene O’Neill Memorial Theater Center, especially
the Aida White Mansion, the Hammond Mansion, and the barn theater; and monitoring Seaside Park
and Friends of Seaside developments. Also, the commission encourages the Planning & Zoning
Commission to complete the application of village district regulations to historic Jordan Village. And
finally, the HPC continues to support Preservation Action at the state capitol! in Hartford, the
Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, and Save the River — Save the Hills.
At the 2019 Annual Meeting, HPC officers elected were John O’Neill, Chairman; Eileen Olynciw, Vice-
chairman; Corresponding Secretary, Debra Walters; and Recording Secretary/Treasurer, Robert Nye.
Rounding out membership are Vivian Brooks (Assistant Municipal Historian), Mark Olynciw, and Patrick
Crotty.
All the while both Municipal Historian R. Nye and Assistant Municipal Historian Vivian Brooks continue
to field historical and genealogical inquiries directly from individuals and through the town clerk’s office
and the Historical Society.
The Historic Properties Commission and the Municipal Historian serve the entire Town of Waterford and
are, in turn, supported by the town pursuant to state statute and town ordinance.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert M. Nye, Municipal Historian
John J. O'Neill, Jr., HPC Chairman