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Meridian staff outline historic‑preservation work and 2025 public‑art plans
Summary
Cassandra Shiffler, Meridian’s NPR arts and culture coordinator, updated the Parks and Recreation Commission on historic‑preservation projects, the city’s public‑art program and planned master planning and community engagement for 2025.
Cassandra Shiffler, the Meridian NPR arts and culture coordinator, told the Parks and Recreation Commission on Jan. 8 that the city will continue a mix of honorific historic preservation work and expanded public‑art projects in 2025.
Shiffler said the Historic Preservation Commission is updating the city’s 2014 historic‑preservation plan with a consultant, funded in part by a grant from the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). She noted the Speedway has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and described the Register as an honorific program administered by the National Park Service and reviewed by SHPO—not a regulatory designation that prevents owners from altering or redeveloping properties.
Why it matters: the city’s preservation work documents and promotes Meridian’s historic places as the city grows, while the public‑art program provides visible civic identity and uses a…
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