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Redbank preservation commission maps stepwise path toward Certified Local Government status
Summary
Commissioners and legal counsel outlined a staged approach to a Certified Local Government (CLG) application, prioritizing converting nationally/state‑registered sites into locally protected ordinance listings, compiling a master inventory of existing surveys, and securing council funding and volunteer support for a 60‑property intensive survey.
At a meeting April 15, 2026 the Redbank Historic Preservation Commission agreed to begin work that would clear policy and paperwork hurdles before formally pursuing Certified Local Government (CLG) certification.
Commission counsel and preservation advisers advised the commission to prioritize administrative housekeeping — confirming which properties already appear on the national and state registers and converting those resolutions into local ordinance protections — before submitting a CLG application to the State Historic Preservation Office. Michelle, the commission’s advisor, told members the state’s CLG review can be “very time consuming” and recommended the commission first ‘‘finish up with the survey, follow up with the recommendations that Steve Smolen put in about expanding your designations and … then go to CLG.’’
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