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Commission discusses updating Weatherford’s historic-resources survey and applying for CLG funding
Summary
Commissioners agreed they need an updated historic-resources survey (the last was in the 1980s), discussed a phased survey plan approach and competitive CLG grant strategy, and expressed intent to pursue a survey grant and local match.
Kelly Little recommended that Weatherford update its citywide historic-resources survey because the previous survey dates from the 1980s; she explained a phased survey plan approach (desktop reconnaissance, photo inventory, and phased fieldwork) and described a recent example in Victoria County that used a $12,500 CLG award matched by local funds. Little said a survey plan helps prioritize areas for reconnaissance- and windshield-level work and makes subsequent grant applications more competitive.
Commission members agreed this should be a near-term priority and discussed the need to assemble match dollars, propose a phased schedule, and use outreach materials to recruit property owners. One commissioner summarized the intent: the commission’s next major step is to prepare a survey plan and pursue a CLG grant so Weatherford can identify mid-century and other underrepresented resources for designation and incentives.
