Salinas Historic Resources Board approves Certificate of Appreciation recipients and adds developer Bruce Taylor

The Salinas Historic Resources Board on May 5 approved staff recommendations for 16 Certificate of Appreciation nominations and voted to add developer Bruce Taylor as an additional individual recipient, board members said at a meeting in Salinas City Hall.

The board’s action follows a staff presentation that said the program received 19 nominations, of which 16 met the program guidelines for recognition. Assistant Planner Yesenia Ahtye told the board, “In total, we received 19 nominations and 16 fit the program guidelines for staff recommendations.” The staff’s recommendations included individuals, organizations, programs and projects tied to preservation, restoration and public interpretation of Salinas history.

Board members discussed several nominations at length, focusing in particular on a recently built downtown structure known as the Taylor Building and whether it qualified under…