Draft of LHE Historic District Study

We have obtained a draft of the Lowry Hill East Residential Historic District designation study. Is your house "contributing" or "non-contributing"? It's time to start judging your neighbors.

The Desire for a More Expansive Historic District

Preserve our historic priorities.

Last September, Council Member Lisa Bender's office held an informational meeting regarding a proposed Lowry Hill East historic district. It was a homeowners-only affair, intended for those whose properties would be included, though there were plenty of party crashers: eager homeowners from outside the proposed boundaries, a guy from Kingfield, and at least two renters.

This Survey Is No Joke

I made fun of this survey a while back. But in retrospect, I really dropped the ball. This is no joke. LHENA is about to decide how to spend money based on the results. There's going to be a community vote at the October 15th board meeting. It's hard to say if the voting will include options for "Improving Housing Stock" that go beyond the two choices in the image below. My hope is that they don't spend all the money on a brand new historic district and some historic walking shoes. Let's withhold the "sudden windfall" until LHENA can figure out how to assess neighborhood priorities without rigging a survey.

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UPDATE: Alex has since written an actual blog post on the topic.

Pissed-off Twitter Correspondent, Alex Cecchini, has our report...