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Livingston Historic Preservation Commission backs CLG grant application to fund downtown design guidelines
Summary
The Livingston Historic Preservation Commission gave informal assent to submit its Certified Local Government (CLG) pass-through application to fund a downtown design-guidelines project and possibly support a National Historic Landmark nomination for the Livingston Depot. State Historic Preservation Office staff urged a locally tailored guideline and preservation plan to strengthen decision-making.
The Livingston Historic Preservation Commission on a rescheduled March meeting endorsed submitting its Certified Local Government pass-through grant application to use the annual $6,000 allotment toward downtown design guidelines and related preservation work.
Staff told the commission the CLG pass-through for Livingston is expected to be $6,000 this year, and that the state typically divides a required $102,000 pass-through among 14 CLGs with a small pool of discretionary funds for special projects. “Every year, as Jennifer was describing, we'd have a requirement to pass through ... at least $102,000 through to the CLGs. Each CLG is getting $6,000, and then we'll have about $20,000 to play with,” said Kate Hampton, community preservation coordinator at the State Historic Preservation Office.
Hampton recommended using the local CLG…
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