Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Historic Preservation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Trustees back exploring National Register District inside landmark area; application to be prepared
Summary
The board voted to support forming a National Register District that would sit inside the existing National Historic Landmark District; the measure passed with one abstention and trustees were told a small state planning grant will help prepare the application.
The Silver Plume Board of Trustees voted Sept. 23 to indicate the town’s support for preparing a National Register District (NRD) that would be nested inside the existing Georgetown–Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District. The board's endorsement was requested by Cindy Neely, who explained that the National Park Service has advised separating properties that postdate the landmark district’s original 1859–circa 1893 significance into a discrete NRD to ensure those later properties receive federal-level consideration in federal actions.
"Can we agree that we would like to sit at the table where the discussion is held?" Neely asked the board, explaining that federal designations provide the communities a formal role when federal agencies (for example, FERC, FEMA or FHWA) propose changes that could affect historic resources. Trustees asked whether the NRD would impose new restrictions on private owners; Neely replied that a federal register listing does not itself change local permitting rules and that local protections would come only from local ordinances.
Trustee Marty Gitlin moved that the town support the formation of the NRD; Tammy Frey seconded. Trustee Mark Basham abstained; the motion passed with the remaining trustees in favor. Neely told the board a small planning grant from the State Historic Fund had just been awarded to help complete the NRD application and that consultants who worked on earlier surveys will assist with the form. The board did not adopt any local ordinance or regulatory change at the meeting; the action was limited to an endorsement to proceed with a formal National Register application.
Next steps: Neely and local preservation volunteers will prepare the registration materials and bring them back to the towns for review before filing with the State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service.
