THE JOURNAL & TOPICS NEWSPAPERS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008
Program Concentrates On Preservation
"The Power of Local Preservation" is the program scheduled for tonight (Wednesday), Dec. 3, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of Park Ridge City Hall.
Catherine O'Connor, manager, local government services, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, will make a presentation on historic preservation and how it can be used for future planning in Park Ridge.
Financial incentives for residents and business, certified local government program and grants for community outreach will be discussed.
The Historic Preservation Task Force, created to review terms for a historic preservation ordinance and make a recommendation to the Procedures and Regulations Committee of the City Council, is hosting the program.
The task force mission is to recommend a uniform procedure to provide for the protection, enhancement, perpetuation, and use of areas and structures having special historical, cultural, or aesthetic interest or value, balancing the rights of property owners with the benefits to the community. The task force believes the historical, cultural, and aesthetic heritage of Park Ridge is among its most valued and important assets and that the preservation of this heritage is essential to the promotion of the health, prosperity and general welfare of the people.
Members of the task force and the group they are representing (where applicable) are:
Paul Adlaf, Historical Society; Ald. Jim Allegretti, City Council; Judy Barclay, Citizens United to Retain Residential Balance (CURRB); Anita Bloom, Zoning Board of Appeals; Carrie Davis, acting community preservation & development director; Randall Derifield; Buzz Hill, city attorney; Steve Huening; Brian Kidd, Appearance Commission; Kirke Machon; Juliana Maller, deputy city manager; Alfredo Marr, Planning & Zoning Commission; Milton Nelson, Heritage Committee; and Herb Zuegel, Kalo Foundation.
It is anticipated the task force will take several months to complete the assignment.