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Local preservation group urges plaque program, district mapping and salvage options as county drafts ordinance
Summary
Members of the Griffin-Spalding Historical Society described a voluntary plaque program, work on a Third Ward historic district and recommended accessible guidance and salvage channels for architectural elements during the planning commission's review of a proposed county preservation ordinance.
Representatives of the Griffin-Spalding Historical Society told the Spalding County Planning Commission they already operate a voluntary recognition program for historic properties and urged the county to coordinate its draft ordinance with existing local efforts and practical owner guidance.
Kirby Sisk, introduced as the current and outgoing president of the Griffin-Spalding Historical Society, said the society’s preservation committee started an effort about a year and a half ago to recognize historic properties with a plaque and an application that the committee reviews before the society’s board decides whether to award a plaque. “It’s not a historic registry…
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