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Commission adopts draft historic‑preservation survey; public outreach, open houses set for summer
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission approved a draft survey to inform Wildwood's Historic Preservation Plan. MIG project manager Marsha Boyles outlined a schedule that includes summer in‑person engagement at July concerts and Celebrate Wildwood and a draft existing‑conditions report due next month.
The Wildwood Historic Preservation Commission voted to adopt a draft public survey that will inform the city’s Historic Preservation Plan, staff said at the April meeting. The survey is scheduled to run roughly three weeks from Friday, May 2, through Friday, May 23, and staff asked commissioners to review the stakeholder list that will guide distribution.
Marsha Boyles, project manager with consulting firm MIG, described the one‑year schedule for the plan and told commissioners the draft existing‑conditions report will be ready for the commission’s next meeting. Boyles said public participation will be concentrated in the summer — consultants will staff outreach at late‑July concerts (noted as July 24 and 25) and at the Celebrate Wildwood event in September — and later virtual engagement will capture feedback on plan drafts in January.
The department’s written schedule in the meeting packet assigns a May 8, 2026 completion target consistent with the grant timeline. Staff said the survey will be similar to the master plan survey used previously and will include about ten questions with a mix of multiple‑choice and a few open‑ended items. The department asked commissioners to review a stakeholder distribution list and return suggested additions by email.
A commissioner moved to adopt the draft survey; another commissioner seconded the motion and the commission approved it by raised‑hand vote. The department will post the live survey on May 2, collect responses for three weeks, then present a draft existing‑conditions report at the next regular meeting.
Commissioners discussed survey length and response rates; staff said questions need not all be required and noted that multiple‑choice formats should keep the instrument brief while still delivering the “meat” needed to draft strategies.
