Oak Harbor commission seeks CLG grant to build targeted historic inventory

The Oak Harbor Historic Preservation Commission on March 27 discussed applying for a Certified Local Government (CLG) grant to create a living historic inventory for parts of Oak Harbor, staff said.

Senior planner Ray Lindenberg and city grants administrator Wendy Horn outlined a proposal to request roughly $20,000 to hire a consultant to perform reconnaissance-level surveys of prioritized areas — including downtown, the Chimes Corner/Midway Corridor, a stretch of midcentury houses on Northeast Sixth Avenue, a school building and a small area near Smith Park. Lindenberg said the limited budget would not support a citywide survey but would allow consultants to “find out what it is we have.”

The CLG program is administered by the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and distributes federal preservation funds to qualifying communities. “You all are probably familiar with the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, but they do offer this program called the…