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Lockport unveils 160‑page downtown preservation plan to guide restorations
Summary
City staff and the Heritage & Architecture Commission presented a 160‑page preservation plan prepared with Ball State University, including block-by-block façade recommendations, a 15‑building pilot with detailed rehabilitation guidance, and suggested alignments with the municipal code and facade grant programs.
Lockport city staff on the city council dais presented an updated downtown preservation plan created with the Ball State Center for Historic Preservation and local partners, describing block‑by‑block surveys and recommendations intended to guide building owners on repairs and full rehabilitations.
The plan matters because it compiles, for the first time, digital documentation and tailored recommendations for about 110 downtown buildings and a detailed preservation package for 15 priority structures; staff said the package is meant to reduce uncertainty for owners and speed sympathetic rehabilitation work.
City staff member Lance, who led the presentation, said the city engaged Ball State over 12 months to produce the 160‑page document and that the Heritage &…
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