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CRA board introduces new principal planner; members press for updated preservation brochures and funding clarity
Summary
At a regular Community Redevelopment Agency meeting, members introduced a newly hired principal planner and discussed updating historic-preservation brochures and the agency's budgeted preservation funds, with a resident speaker thanking the CRA for recent allocations.
The Community Redevelopment Agency board met with staff and residents to introduce a new principal planner and to discuss outreach materials and recent budget allocations for historic preservation. The new principal planner, introduced at the meeting, said she recently relocated from Colorado Springs and will work on revitalization projects and historic properties in the district. The planner's full name was not provided during the meeting; she identified herself only as the new principal planner. Board members and residents said the CRA has budgeted money for historic preservation. Resident Susan Oyer, speaking during public comment, thanked the CRA board and said the agency had included "$1,213,000" in the budget for historic preservation and had initially allocated "$300,000" toward Madison House. Oyer also urged the board to consider a Founders Day event to mark the community's 130th anniversary and to use that as a tourism branding opportunity. Members discussed practical outreach work: updating brochure contact information to reflect the new planner and identifying photographed houses used in a brochure that shows local architectural styles. The board heard that brochures in kiosks should be revised to remove the previous historic-preservation planner's contact details and replace them with current contact information so people who take the brochures have accurate follow-up options. Board members said they also want an online map or listing showing properties on the local register of historic places, so addresses and locations are easy for the public to find. No formal vote or budget action on the allocations reported by Oyer occurred at the meeting; the amounts were cited during public comment and informational items. Staff said they would follow up on the brochure updates and on making register listings available online. The meeting also included routine administrative actions: the board established a quorum of four members and approved the meeting agenda by voice vote at the outset.
