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Historic landmark commission outlines owner-focused outreach and ambassador program
Summary
The Mansfield Historic Landmark Commission reviewed a phased outreach plan that includes a "Landmarking 101" packet, personalized owner folders, and a heritage-ambassador program aimed at encouraging voluntary landmark designation; commissioners signaled support to begin phased mailings and training.
The Mansfield Historic Landmark Commission on Jan. 20 reviewed a new outreach package designed to make landmark designation easier for property owners and to recruit designated owners as volunteer ambassadors.
Art Wright, the city's historic preservation officer, described a multi-phase program that begins with a "Landmarking 101" packet explaining what designation is — and what it is not — stressing that "it is not a transfer of ownership to the city" and that designation remains voluntary. Wright said the packet walks owners through the HLC, planning steps and council review and answers common questions that often discourage…
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