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Consultant previews draft historic resources survey plan; full draft expected in weeks
Summary
Ron Laidick of Tonka Historical Associates presented a near-complete draft of the City's Historic Resources Survey Plan and said the project should be finished and submitted for state review by May 2025, with a public comment period and outreach to neighborhood advocates planned.
Ron Laidick, principal of Tonka Historical Associates, presented a draft of the City of Colorado Springs' historic resources survey plan at the March 3 Historic Preservation Board meeting and described next steps, an outreach schedule and associated materials.
Laidick told the board a majority of the document is complete and that he expected to finish the remaining written sections within about two weeks; he estimated the final draft would be complete and ready for state review in May 2025. He said the final product will be shared with state reviewers at the State Historic Fund and with local advocacy groups, and the city will post the draft on a website to solicit public comment.
Laidick explained the survey plan is a program-level document that sets priorities, methods and training for future reconnaissance and intensive-level surveys; it is not an individual property survey. He described elements planned for the final draft including neighborhood-level thematic groupings (for example, midcentury modern neighborhoods, churches, civic buildings), a volunteer-training approach modeled in part on Discover Denver-style programs, and recommendations for using a structured database to collect survey data.
Board members asked about timing and access to draft materials. Laidick said he will return to the city to gather additional photographs for the final draft and expected a complete draft in roughly two weeks; the plan would then be circulated for approximately 30 days of review before submittal to the State Historic Preservation Office. "I'm about another two weeks to finish up the rest of the document in terms of writing and editing," Laidick said.
Laidick also notified the board that he had been engaged to prepare a National Register nomination for the Satellite Motel property; when that nomination is ready it will go to the state, and because Colorado Springs is a Certified Local Government the board will have the opportunity to review and comment.
Ending: The board will receive the full draft when Laidick completes edits; staff plans to post the draft for public comment and submit it to state reviewers before the May 2025 deadline.
