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Residents urge council to restore separate preservation board after downtown mural sparks complaint
Summary
Multiple residents told the Henderson City Council during public comment that the city should reinstate a separate historic-preservation committee from the Main Street board after a recently installed mural drew criticism for lack of oversight and use of public funds.
Several Henderson residents used the council's public comment period to press elected officials to reinstate a separate Landmark Preservation Committee and to investigate how a recently installed downtown mural was approved and paid for. Speakers said the downtown historic district requires specialized oversight and training to protect 19th-century storefronts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The issue surfaced in multiple public comments. "Please reinstate a separate landmark preservation committee," said Cindy Walker, who identified herself as a former Main Street coordinator, president of the Heritage Association, and a member of the historical commission. "Historic buildings must constantly be protected, and when they are gone, they do not come back." Walker told the council the Henderson Historic Landmark Preservation Committee was created by city council ordinance (88-4-14) on April 12, 1988, and that committee had authority to approve or prohibit construction, destruction or…
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