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Commission selects Dempster corridor as 2025 survey priority; staff to prepare route and forms
Summary
The commission discussed the municipal Certified Local Government survey program and voted to prioritize a Dempster Street corridor survey for 2025; staff explained the reconnaissance survey process and CLG reporting requirements.
Commission staff reviewed the city’s Certified Local Government (CLG) survey obligation and options for 2025 survey work, describing reconnaissance‑level field surveys, photo documentation and subsequent archival research for candidate properties. Staff advised that reconnaissance surveys are less labor intensive than intensive research and that identified candidates would be researched first.
Commissioners discussed three candidate commercial corridors (Central Street, Main Street and Dempster) and the logistics of field survey: routes, teams of commissioners, photographic technique and the typical winter/fall timing for surveys. Staff noted that survey results feed the study list and are required under CLG obligations to identify potentially eligible resources for future protection or grant funding.
After discussion, a commissioner moved and the commission gave direction to begin the 2025 survey program with the Dempster corridor; staff will map routes, prepare survey forms and schedule field days. Commissioners suggested partnering with local students and architecture club volunteers for training and photography where feasible. Staff said survey results would be compiled and researched after fieldwork and returned to the commission for review.
