Commission outlines events, outreach and award nominations for Historic Preservation Day

The Boulder City Historic Preservation Commission discussed planning and outreach for Historic Preservation Day and the 2026 Historic Preservation Award during its Jan. 28 meeting, focusing on program ideas, partnerships and media outreach.

Krista, city staff, said the staff report lists the theme as “Architecture and Planning, the Making of Boulder City,” and reminded the commission that nominations for the 2026 preservation award are due March 15. “The deadline for submission for those is March 15,” Krista said.

Commissioners discussed partnering with the Boulder City Main Street program to involve elementary school art projects, holding some activities at the airplane hangar, and using surrounding properties (gardens and a sculpture park) for outdoor programming. Blair Davenport, chair, urged soliciting input from neighbors, residents and businesses and suggested a plan for public outreach such as open houses, online surveys or mailed comment forms.

Staff provided outreach metrics and said communications staff had distributed materials broadly. Krista said the outreach list included about 110 recipients, over 20 newsrooms, and social-media reach numbers the city uses to measure interest. She said staff would follow up with the communications manager to report back on how many outlets published content or ran coverage.

Several commissioners suggested event ideas — open the hangar doors to draw visitors, children’s aviation activities and a nighttime lights walk — and discussed whether to coordinate timing with the city’s wine walk. No formal votes were taken; commissioners were asked to volunteer to lead specific activities and staff will return next month with progress reports and additional outreach information.

The commission also discussed the annual preservation award process and confirmed it will consider nominations and vote on an awardee later in the spring.