The La Plata Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously to accept the staff-recommended 2025–2030 work plan, endorsing the version staff said best aligns sequencing, budgeting and staffing for projects the commission has identified.

Don Dooley, planning staff, summarized the draft plan and told the commission it is intended to provide “continuity and predictability” for historic-preservation work through 2030 and to help the town plan budgets. He characterized the document as “a road map” and said the work plan is “basically a living document” that the commission and staff can adjust as new issues arise.

Commissioners pressed on whether the plan would lock the commission out of pursuing unanticipated items and whether changes would require formal council approval. Dooley said adjustments can be proposed at future commission meetings and that staff would inform the council of meaningful modifications. Council Liaison Guttenberg and other commissioners emphasized sequencing and staff capacity, warning that councilors are likelier to approve a plan that aligns with staff resource estimates.

The commission debated differences between a modified (commission-drafted) plan and the original staff draft, especially in how items are consolidated and sequenced (for example, a plaque program, museum work and a historic resource survey). Guttenberg and staff said sequencing affects the timing of budget requests and whether the council will fund particular items.

After discussion, a commissioner moved to accept the staff-proposed document and another seconded the motion. The roll call produced five votes in favor and no opposition. The commission directed staff to return to future meetings with project-level updates and to bring a clean resolution for signature before forwarding the recommendation to the town council.