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Alachua County historical commission seeks certified‑local‑government status; commissioners ask for cost estimate
Summary
The Alachua County Historical Commission asked the county on May 27 to pursue Certified Local Government status, a federal/state preservation designation that would require a historic‑preservation ordinance, a qualified review board and an updated resources survey.
The Alachua County Historical Commission presented its annual report and work plan to the county commission on May 27, and formally recommended that the county pursue Certified Local Government (CLG) designation through the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
The commission’s chair described projects underway — marker applications, cemetery surveys, the remembrance project and collaboration on the Cuscawilla (Cuscuilla) marker — and asked the Board of County Commissioners to authorize staff and the historical commission to prepare a CLG application. Historical commissioners said CLG status would make the county eligible for technical assistance, training and competitive historic‑preservation grants, and would create a formal, regulatory historic‑preservation program for unincorporated areas.
What CLG means and the county’s obligations CLG,…
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