Commission discusses returning awards program and a student video contest

Jul 27, 2026

Staff asked whether the commission wants to resume historic preservation awards and a student video contest; commissioners supported the idea but stressed outreach to schools, simple rules for students, fact-checking of entries, and staff workload considerations.

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Commission staff described the work required to run the historic preservation awards and a student video contest and asked whether the commission wanted to proceed. Yasmin (S4) said the awards “take a lot of... work on staff's side” and emphasized the need to start outreach early so students have time to research and prepare videos for judging.

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