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Planning commission initiates Monroe School overlay district to support UNESCO serial nomination
Summary
The commission voted to initiate rezoning and text‑amendment work to create a Monroe School overlay district and buffer as part of a proposed U.S. serial UNESCO nomination for civil rights sites that includes Brown v. Board components.
The Topeka Planning Commission voted to initiate the rezoning and text amendments necessary to establish a Monroe School overlay district intended to create a buffer zone around the Brown v. Board component site as part of a proposed serial U.S. nomination for UNESCO World Heritage listing.
Staff said the proposal responds to outreach from a Georgia State World Heritage team seeking to include U.S. civil rights component sites in a single serial nomination; Brown v. Board is one component of that nomination. Staff explained that UNESCO requires evidence of long‑term protection and…
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