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Auburn council directs staff not to pursue Certified Local Government designation, citing duplication and staffing concerns
Summary
After extended discussion, the Auburn City Council voted 4‑1 to direct staff not to pursue certification under the National Historic Preservation Act's Certified Local Government (CLG) program, citing overlap with existing protections, staff capacity constraints and limited grant benefit.
The Auburn City Council voted 4‑1 to provide direction not to proceed with pursuing Certified Local Government (CLG) designation under the National Historic Preservation Act.
City Manager Sean briefed the council on prior council consideration of the CLG designation on three prior occasions and staff’s recommendation against pursuing the designation now. “Staff’s recommendation is recommending the council not pursue this program right now, and of particular concern to staff is it's duplicative of what we already do,” the city manager said, summarizing concerns about permitting delays,…
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