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City staff highlights Gaithersburg’s historic districts and preservation incentives
Summary
The city’s historic preservation planner reviewed the Brooks, Russell & Walker and Chestnut Meehm historic districts, incentives including Montgomery County tax credits, and notable sites such as the Gaithersburg International Latitude Observatory, urging continued preservation work.
Kate San Gregorio, Gaithersburg’s historic preservation planner, presented to the Mayor and City Council on May 19 about the city’s historic resources, local policy tools and financial incentives for property owners.
San Gregorio described the role of the Historic District Commission (HDC), which reviews exterior changes to locally designated historic resources under the historic preservation section of the zoning ordinance and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation. She said the…
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