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Historic preservation officer lays out outreach plan to boost voluntary landmarking; commission agrees to begin work
Summary
Historic preservation officer Art Wright presented data showing losses of historic resources and proposed a phased outreach plan — brochures, owner mailings, heritage ambassadors, contractor directories and recognition awards — to encourage voluntary landmark designations; commissioners agreed to begin implementation within the commission and report back next month.
Art Wright, the citys historic preservation officer, told the Historical Landmark Commission on Oct. 9 that the commission should pursue a proactive outreach program (agenda item 25-13-70) to increase voluntary landmark designations and to stem recent losses of historic resources.
Wright said the city currently lists 33 landmarks from an earlier survey, that only four properties were designated as landmarks in the last five years, and that 26 historic resources have been demolished or removed from the survey. He described a phased program of education and incentives: brochures and FAQs, a social-media "myths vs. facts" campaign, quarterly info sessions and office hours, mailings to owners…
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