Middleton landmarks commission to give members time to review consultant'created citywide survey, plans public presentation

The Middleton Landmarks Commission said commissioners will take a month to review a consultant'prepared citywide survey of historic properties before presenting it to the city and scheduling a public hearing.

Elizabeth, who handled the update for the commission, thanked consultant Tracy Schnell for what she called "a very thorough report" and said the final survey aligns with previous internal reviews and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). "I wanna thank Tracy for preparing a very thorough report," Elizabeth said.

New member Paul asked whether the commission needs to hold neighborhood meetings for affected property owners. Elizabeth said the consultant'led plan calls for a joint presentation with the city and SHPO; the consultant and SHPO staff will likely remain after that meeting for property owners to ask specific questions, though the presenter said she would not review every property at length at a single public meeting.

Commissioners suggested using a single shared document to consolidate edits and corrections to the survey rather than multiple marked-up PDFs. Members agreed to take roughly one month to read the report, discuss any major revisions at the commission's next meeting, and then schedule a public presentation that could include SHPO and city council representatives, with a public hearing likely in September if schedules permit.

The commission did not set a firm public-hearing date; next steps are for commissioners to provide consolidated edits to city staff and for the consultant to present the report once commissioners have completed their review.