Member offers to prepare town historic-property submissions to state Emmet database

David Ellis (speaker 3) summarized a multi-year project to migrate the town's separate historic-property inventory into the state's Emmet database so reviewers only need to check a single source. Ellis said the town list contains roughly 150 properties and he has researched and prepped material for roughly 20–30 of them. "My proposal is I may not be more than willing to help put together the 20 or 30 properties that we've got on forms like this," he said, offering to compile packages that the commission or town would formally submit to the Division of Historical Resources so the state can evaluate and enter them.

Ellis explained that any member of the public can submit properties to Emmet, but he recommended a town-led submission to avoid dozens of individual applications from a single resident and to ensure the state receives consistent documentation. Members discussed logistics, document dissemination rules (documents become public records when distributed by the chair), and the time investment required; staff and the chair agreed that Ellis should prepare sample packages to circulate before the next meeting so members can provide meaningful feedback.