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Historic Landmarks Commission members press council for bigger role; staff limits cited
Summary
Members of Troutdale's Historic Landmarks Commission said staff recently told them to limit their role to approving landmark nominations, prompting commissioners to urge the council for clearer support and engagement. A council member affirmed that history should be embraced across city decisions and encouraged staff to work with the commission.
Members of the Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) and selection-committee members spent part of the meeting discussing the commission's role and its relationship with city staff and the council.
Diane White, a long-serving HLC member and applicant at the meeting, told the selection committee that she and other HLC members had been told by staff to "stay in your corner" and that the commission's responsibilities had been narrowed to approving landmark nominations rather than broader preservation advocacy or community outreach. White said the commission has tried to bolster the city's historic-small-town identity through outreach and projects but that staff constraints and changing…
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