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Historic Preservation Commission reports $8.5 million in 2024 downtown investments
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission reported 51 Certificate of Appropriateness requests in 2024 and a total reported investment of $8.5 million across three historic districts.
Lisa Harrelson reported to the Opelika City Council on the Historic Preservation Commission’s activity in 2024, saying the commission processed 51 Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) requests last year and described investment by district.
Harrelson told the council that of the 51 COA requests, 15 were expedited and approved administratively by staff. She said the COAs included 11 new-construction projects, 18 additions or alterations, and two demolitions; she specifically named the Stonemart Building as one of the properties involved in demolition activity.
Harrelson presented investment figures by district: $6,800,000 invested in the downtown historic district, $1,400,000 in the Geneva District and $328,000 in the North Side district, for a total of $8,528,000 (the speaker summarized the total as $8,500,000 in the meeting remarks).
Nut graf: The commission’s report shows active private investment and routine permit processing in 2024; the administrative-expedited approvals indicate a portion of projects were minor or staff-level actions.
Ending: Harrelson closed by asking if council members had questions; no substantive questions were recorded in the meeting transcript.
