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Bowling Green Historic Preservation Commission adopts COA model and 2026–28 strategic plan; staff outlines $40,000 façade grant
Summary
The commission approved a certificate-of-appropriateness application model and a three-year strategic plan, discussed a $40,000 downtown façade reimbursement program (50% match, one-year completion), and reviewed local signage and a 'building of the month' schedule.
The Bowling Green Historic Preservation Commission voted to adopt a model certificate-of-appropriateness (COA) application and unanimously approved a three-year strategic plan for 2026–2028 during its meeting.
Planning staff Heather, identified as a member of the city planning department, presented the COA application draft and said the form largely mirrors current ordinance language and is intended as a placeholder ahead of a forthcoming digital permitting rollout. Commissioners debated wording such as "sketches" versus "drawings" and agreed that the application should be straightforward for lay applicants. After brief discussion a motion to adopt the COA model was made and approved.
Heather also highlighted that 416 West Wooster recently received state historic tax credits — "the first property in the City Of Bowling Green to ever have historic tax credits," which she said was announced by Governor DeWine on Dec. 17 — and…
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