Historic Landmarks Commission refines vision and mission language, drops 'stabilizing property values' phrase
Staff proposed a vision and mission; commissioners recommended wording changes including replacing 'preserving historic housing' with 'historic properties' and changing 'promoting' to 'facilitating.' Staff will finalize edited language before publication.
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Commission staff presented proposed vision and mission statements intended to guide the Historic Landmarks Commission’s work. Commissioners discussed wording and suggested edits: several members said the phrase "preserving historic housing" implied an exclusive focus on houses and recommended changing it to "historic properties" or "structures." Members also favored replacing "promoting" with the more action‑oriented word "facilitating," and removing the phrase "stabilizing property values."
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