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Evansville preservation commissioners table district recommendation after legal-description errors found
Summary
The Evansville Historic Preservation Commission voted to table its recommendation to designate the Bellemeade Baird Park Historic District after staff and a neighborhood representative identified mismatches between the ordinance’s written legal description and the map; the item was delayed to December for correction.
The Evansville Historic Preservation Commission on Nov. 12, 2025 tabled a resolution recommending that the City of Evansville designate the Bellemeade Baird Park area as a first-phase historic preservation district, citing inconsistencies between the ordinance’s written legal description and the map attached to the proposal.
The resolution (introduced as proposed resolution 2025-01) would have recommended that the Common Council designate the Bellemeade Baird Park Historic District, referencing the National Register-listed Bayard Park Historic District and an NRHP-eligible Bellemeade Avenue area and invoking…
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