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City staff, consultant seek board input on Historic Resource Survey Plan and prioritization
Summary
City planning and a consultant presented a draft Historic Resource Survey Plan to the Historic Preservation Board; History Colorado gave conditional comments, and the board discussed prioritization, microdistricts, and documenting minority community resources ahead of a planned July 7 adoption.
City planning staff and the consultant leading the Historic Resource Survey Plan asked the Historic Preservation Board on June 2 for input on a draft the city hopes to bring back for adoption on July 7.
Ron, the plan consultant, said History Colorado's grants office provided conditional approval with comments that staff and the consultant will address before final submittal. He asked board members to forward written comments through staff to ensure the consultant can incorporate edits efficiently.
Board members emphasized prioritization criteria for future survey work: focusing on areas at greatest risk of loss (for example, downtown and parts of the West Side), revisiting older surveys with out‑of‑date methods, and considering privately owned cultural sites — such as the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and other visitor attractions — as candidate themes or districts. Several members supported microdistricts (small, neighbor‑driven historic overlays) as a practical approach when full district designations are difficult to achieve.
Board members also urged the plan to retain and emphasize resources associated with minority communities, including historically Black churches and other culturally significant sites. The consultant said that section is included in the plan and that he will continue to refine the survey plan's themes and prioritization, asking the board to provide any specific suggestions within one to two weeks.
The consultant noted some state review requests — such as cost estimates for future survey work — are not appropriate for the survey plan itself and will be handled separately. Staff said they will circulate State Historic Fund comments and provide a schedule for the plan's next iteration ahead of the July 7 meeting. The plan was presented as a draft for board feedback; no formal action was taken at the June 2 meeting.
