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Preservation advocate urges neighbors to press legislators for exemption after 2024 middle-housing bill
Summary
A resident urged organization and outreach to state legislators after the 2024 middle‑housing bill passed without an exemption for historic districts, saying organizers are pursuing legal review and recruiting sponsors.
Commenter, a resident, told meeting attendees that the 2024 middle‑housing legislation passed without exempting historic‑preservation (HP) districts and urged neighbors to contact legislators and organize to seek an exemption. “We have been in this situation since 2024,” Commenter said, adding that the city’s government‑relations office opposed multiple zoning bills that year.
Commenter said the city and outside lobbyists pushed to keep historic districts exempt from provisions in the middle‑housing bill but were unsuccessful. “What they didn't wanna hear, and refused to hear, was about exempting HP,” Commenter said. The…
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