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Commission creates local preservation commission, agrees to seek CLG status with revisions
Summary
The commission approved an ordinance to establish a Fort Scott Historic Preservation and Resource Commission (FHPRC), added seats and limited interior review language, and authorized pursuing Certified Local Government (CLG) status after discussion about scope, enforcement and murals.
The Fort Scott City Commission voted to adopt an ordinance establishing a Fort Scott Historic Preservation and Resource Commission (FHPRC) and to pursue Certified Local Government (CLG) status, after extended public comment and amendments clarifying scope.
The ordinance motion included two specific amendments that commissioners approved during debate: (1) increase the new commission's membership (the motion as carried called for seven appointees rather than five), and (2) remove a provision that would have required commission review of historically designated building interiors (city staff said only a very…
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