Historic Preservation Commission presents 2025 report; supervisors approve 2026 work plan
Chris Brace presented the Muscatine County Historic Preservation Commission’s 2025 annual report, highlighting signage, outreach and National Register prospects; supervisors authorized the chair to sign the CLG report and approved the commission’s 2026 work plan.
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Chris Brace, Muscatine County Historic Preservation Commissioner, briefed the Board of Supervisors on the commission’s 2025 activities and priorities for 2026 on Jan. 26. Brace recounted the commission’s history (established 2011, certified local government status in 2014), past studies (including transportation, schools and churches) and outreach efforts such as booths at county events and a visible historical-signage program that includes QR codes. Brace said the county deployed 256 historical signs last year and that the county tech team recorded 2,437 QR-code clicks as an early measure of public engagement.
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