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Bay City HDC cancels Sept. 24 meeting; discusses staffing, Main Street outreach and notices to property buyers
Summary
The commission said it will cancel the Sept. 24 meeting, discussed plans to hire a historic preservation‑focused planner, reestablish a sales list for notifying new owners, and considered outreach through the Downtown Development Authority's Michigan Main Street work and other communications.
The Bay City Historic District Commission announced it will cancel its Sept. 24 meeting because the agenda items had been addressed and discussed several administrative items including staffing, outreach to realtors and public notification of properties in the district.
Commission members said human resources narrowed the pool of candidates for a new planner to five, noting several candidates are from out of state. The commission and staff described expectations that the new historic preservation planner or community development staff will assist the commission with field inspections, outreach and grant opportunities.
Commission members reported engagement with the Downtown Development Authority and noted the DDA is working with Michigan Main Street, which the commission hopes could create future grant opportunities and help coordinate preservation‑oriented economic development. The commission reviewed a Certified Local Government evaluation checklist and identified several responsibilities it should pursue, including participation in local Main Street activities, nomination reviews and applying for SHPO (State Historic Preservation Office) grants when relevant.
The commission discussed reestablishing a regular list of recent property sales from the county register of deeds or assessor so staff can send a form letter to new owners informing them they are in the historic district. Commissioners said the ordinance establishing the expanded district was recorded at the county register of deeds but that recording an entry on each individual property would be cost‑prohibitive.
Other items noted for future work included reviving the commission newsletter (The Heritage) at least twice a year, exploring street‑level identification markers to help residents know district boundaries, and coordinating with realtors: the commission is scheduled to present to a Realtors Association roundtable on Oct. 24.
There was no formal vote recorded on the administrative items beyond the prior procedural votes on permits; the meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn, which passed and the commission adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
