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Commission forms Mills Act ad hoc after criticism of city’s annual report

Ojai Historic Preservation Commission · January 10, 2025
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Summary

After a lengthy exchange on the Mills Act, the commission created an ad hoc committee (Commissioners Levitt and Akins) to review the city’s administration of the program. Commissioner Randy Levitt criticized a newly circulated annual‑report form as intrusive and potentially counterproductive to encouraging landmarking.

Commissioners Levitt and Akins will form an ad hoc committee to review the city’s Mills Act administration and reporting procedures after a sustained discussion about a newly distributed annual‑report form.

Commissioner Randy Levitt said the form — which asks owners to itemize projects, supply receipts and show that annual preservation expenditures match annual tax savings — is "intrusive, bureaucratic" and risks…

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