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Commissioners briefed on HPF grant to survey potential downtown historic district
Summary
Commissioners learned Downtown Joplin Alliance and Post Art Library applied for and received an HPF grant to survey properties between 5th and 6th streets to consider expanding or creating a historic district and enabling historic tax-credit eligibility for additional properties.
A commissioner announced that Downtown Joplin Alliance and the Post Art Library were awarded a Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant to survey an area between 5th and 6th streets with the goal of either creating a separate historic district or expanding the existing downtown district. The work would identify properties eligible for historic tax credits and those not currently included on the national district.
Staff said the city is reviewing consultant proposals this week and expects a consultant to begin work later in the year. The commissioner noted that the commission had passed a resolution in February in support of the grant application.
The announcement was informational; no commission vote or formal endorsement was required at the meeting. Commissioners were informed the survey findings could expand local and potentially national district coverage and open tax-credit opportunities for property owners in the surveyed area.
