7/27/2020 09:19:12 Closed by Conor Herterich
Responded through comment.
Other: Can the city conduct a review of the historic preservation board? There is little to no predictability, and I'm confused what purposes the city has for the group. Who do they represent? They don't seem to favor property owners or take cost into consideration but they also don't seem to favor the public by thinking what would the public want to save. And they don't favor the neighbors (and shouldn't because it shouldn't be just about making folks rich enough to own historic homes richer) as they don't listen to them either? Who do they listen to? And what are they saving for who? There should definitely be protection, I'd just like to know better what their goals are. I don't know if the group functions as intended.
Responded through comment.
Transparency, Consistency, and Predictability can only be accomplished when a Commission bases their decisions on written criteria, like that found in Title 8 and the local district design guidelines. I have been trying to work with Commissioners on defensible decision making since I started in my role as staff liaison to the HPC. I take governmental regulation of private property extraordinarily seriously and am unhappy with how flippant the Commission tends to be on such serious matters. I sympathize with the author of this UReport and would add that this is a matter that is not in my control as the Mayor appoints the people who serve on the HPC.
City | Bloomington |
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State | IN |
Zip | 47404 |
Latitude | 39.168476104736 |
Longitude | -86.54296875 |
Neighborhood Association | Near West Side |
Township | Bloomington |
Status | Case Date | Category | |
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closed | 10/29/2021 | Potholes, Other Street Repair | |
closed | 10/4/2019 | Excessive Growth | |
closed | 3/4/2013 | City Performance |