 Chairwoman April Doolin told the members that since the downtown
historic district has received approval from a majority of property
owners, it is time for the preservation commission to forward a
recommendation to the Lincoln City Council, asking for the council's
approval of the historic district. Before the city council can vote
on the historic district, all the property owners in the district
will have to be notified by mail of the impending positive
recommendation. Then, a city council workshop will take up the
recommendation and forward their decision to the entire city council
for a vote. It is hoped that notification of the property owners can
take place in the next few days and a city council workshop can take
up the matter on March 3.
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Several examples of historic
preservation plaques were unveiled at the meeting. The choice was
either to have a generic plaque that would be the same for every
building or to design a unique plaque for each structure. It was
decided to go with a unique plaque that would include a short
description of the building's history as well as a pen-and-ink
drawing of the building. A mock-up of the plaque will be presented
at the March 18 meeting, with the "twin sisters" houses as the
model.
Also at the March meeting, a logo for the preservation
commission will be unveiled for consideration. The logo would be
included on the plaque.
Members of the preservation commission also see a need to inform
members of the community who own historic homes about the steps that
need to be taken to achieve historic status for their houses. To
that end, a workshop detailing the steps will be offered to the
public either in late March or early April. The date and location
will be determined later this month. A Saturday morning meeting was
thought to provide the best time.
The next meeting of the Lincoln Historic Preservation Commission
will be on March 18 at 6 p.m. in the Lincoln City Council chambers.
[By CURT FOX] |
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