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Historic Resources Board presses for retreat, inventory update and recruits new members

Palo Alto Historic Resources Board · March 12, 2026
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Summary

Board members urged a retreat and a work plan to update the city's historic inventory and improve indexing; staff said recruitment for three seats continues through April 8 and suggested waiting for new appointments and using an intern to help the inventory work.

Board members spent a substantial portion of the meeting urging a retreat to establish priorities, update the historic inventory and set a practical work plan. One member said the inventory is the board's "base level" and urged a retreat to produce a committed sequence of tasks and an improved index that would include details such as date built, landmark status, architect and builder.

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