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Clay County preservation board weighs state historic marker backlog, cost and county sign alternatives
Summary
Board members reviewed the status of several marker projects, discussed a significant state backlog, rising state marker costs, the board’s limited budget, and county-produced sign alternatives to accelerate commemoration.
Clay County Historic Preservation Board members reviewed progress on several marker projects and discussed options to proceed amid a backlog at the state historic marker program and constrained local funding.
Staff reported that the state’s review queue contains “a little more than 50 markers,” contributing to long delays before state markers can be produced and installed. Beth, the county planning director, told members the state board currently has a backlog and that some projects submitted months earlier remain pending review.
Board and staff discussed rising state marker production costs quoted at the meeting: staff cited prices of roughly $3,070 for a single-sided state marker and…
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