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Norwood staff propose $24,270 preservation assessment for town hall, Morse House and library artifacts
Summary
The General Manager's Office proposed a $24,270 CPA-funded preservation assessment (15% contingency) to inventory and prioritize preservation needs across three town‑owned facilities; NEDCC quoted an eight‑month timeline and will deliver a conditions assessment and a long‑term preservation plan.
Michael Rosen described a CPC‑sponsored proposal to hire a professional firm to inventory and assess artifacts and object collections at Town Hall, the Morse House and the Morrill Memorial Library.
The scope would produce a conditions assessment, prioritization for downstream conservation projects and a foundation for a long‑term preservation plan. Rosen said the town solicited a quote from the Northeast Document Conservation Center, estimated an eight‑month timeline, and expects a deliverable that will guide the next five to ten years of preservation work.
Committee members asked that prioritization be explicit in the contract language so that the assessment yields a ranked list of items and recommended next steps (costs and urgency). Rosen agreed to include prioritization language in the vendor scope of work.
