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Commission discusses Certified Local Government grant ideas; historic stamp mills and the Chena Building proposed
Summary
Commissioners and SHPO staff discussed potential Certified Local Government (CLG) grant applications for 2025, including documentation and archaeology for local stamp mills and an application for work at the Chena Building; staff warned limited borough capacity to administer multiple grants.
Fairbanks — At its June 3 meeting the Historic Preservation Commission discussed project ideas for a future Certified Local Government (CLG) grant application cycle, including documenting and performing limited archaeology at several historic stamp‑mill sites and a potential application for work on the Chena Building.
Maria Lewis of the State Historic Preservation Office told commissioners the 2024 application package remains on the SHPO website as an example and that the 2025 application round typically opens in late fall; she said grant announcements are subject to federal appropriations but urged commissioners to plan early. “We don’t have an update on a future 2025 CLG grant. However, we have left the 2024 application package on the website to facilitate … the chance to see what the package will likely be for our 2025 grant program,” Lewis said.
Commissioners proposed at least two project ideas: a multi‑site documentation and limited archaeology submission to record several stamp‑mill ruins (identified in the meeting as the Hiyu Mill on Fairbanks Creek Road and the Borovitch/Hudson/Beegler mill off Ester Creek, plus several smaller mills on St. Patrick Road and off Henderson) and a grant for the Chena Building. Commissioners and local historians noted existing archival research (Professor Paul White’s work) and museum collections that may assist proposed projects.
Planning staff Melissa Kellner cautioned the commission that borough staff capacity for grant administration is limited and urged commissioners to prioritize one application or plan how administration and financial reporting would be handled. “Our staff has very little capacity to help administer grant projects … as you think about these projects, I would encourage you as a commission to maybe narrow it down to one,” Kellner said.
Maria Lewis confirmed applicants may submit multiple applications but suggested combining similar sites within a single application if feasible. Commissioners agreed to further develop project ideas before the commission’s September meeting so an application could be ready if federal funding opportunities materialize later in the year.
No formal grant application or vote was taken at the meeting; the item served as preliminary project planning and a request for the commission to prioritize possible CLG submissions.
