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Preservation advocates mark 30th anniversary of Houstons local ordinance, urge steady work ahead
Summary
Longtime preservationists told the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission on April 10 that the citys stand-alone preservation ordinance grew through decades of citizen organizing and incremental legal changes, and urged continued investment in local preservation tools and programs.
Minette Basil, a former chair of the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission, and other longtime preservation advocates spoke to the commission on April 10 to mark the 30th anniversary of Houstons historic preservation ordinance and to recount the ordinances gradual development.
Basil, who outlined the citys preservation history going back to the late 1970s, told commissioners the ordinance evolved through a mix of surveys, citizen organizing, and political negotiation. She recounted the 1978 Old Sixth Ward National Register listing, a 1980…
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