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Commissioners briefed on CASA historic-home tour; staff seeks homes and volunteers
Summary
Staff told the commission that CASA is planning a historic-home tour fundraiser (including a 'Newberg' route) and asked commissioners to identify willing homeowners and volunteers; commissioners noted cultural barriers and suggested incentives such as awards to encourage participation.
City staff introduced a potential community fundraiser: CASA plans to hold historic-home tours in town this year and staff asked commissioners to help identify homeowners willing to open their homes for tour participants and to recruit volunteers to assist with the event.
"Basically, CASA for a fundraiser is doing historic campus tours, and they're hoping to do New Birth this year," the staff member said, describing the event format as a mapped tour of roughly 10 homes with historical interpretation at each stop. Staff said the group has a date and a few houses lined up but is seeking additional properties and volunteers.
Commissioners discussed cultural barriers — one commissioner said the town "doesn't have the culture" of opening private homes for tours, citing different practices in places where house tours are a long-standing fundraiser. Commissioners proposed incentives including a recognition or awards program for well-renovated homes to help recruit participants.
Staff said they will follow up with CASA representative Daniel Ruiz and circulate materials to commissioners; staff committed to sending the information already gathered and to connect commissioners to the fundraiser organizer if he cannot attend a future meeting.
The discussion concluded with staff agreeing to forward materials and the commission moving on to inventory and grant updates.
