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Priorities List 2015
Public Outreach
• Coordination with Planning and Zoning-At least once a year, preferably in the fall,
the Historic Preservation Commission would like to meet with and coordinate
activities and/or projects with the Planning and Zoning Commission
• Historic Preservation Website- Continual updating, work on the Seward Register
Sites
• National Historic Preservation Month- Continue to participate and plan celebrations
for the recognition of H.P. Month. The scope of the activities will vary from year to
year, but activity needs to be identified many months in advance.
a. The month of May is Historic Preservation Month
b. Place the National Historic Preservation Month on the January Agenda
• Seward Annual Historic Preservation Award- Continue to solicit candidates.
a. The Historic Preservation award may be given in May
b. Place the Seward Annual Historic Preservation Award on the January Agenda.
c. Solicit the public to nominate people they think deserve to be a recipient of
the award. Nominations must be received by April.
d. Update City plaque as appropriate.
• Local Plants and Tree
a. Inventory of Local Plants and Trees
4 b. Solicit Nominations From the Public in March of each year.
• The First Friday Fireside Historical Lecture Series-
a. August meeting agenda item to set up work session to brainstorm program
ideas
• Cemetery Information Project
a. Update Cemetery/Obituary Information on Seward Historic Preservation
website and PastPerfect Database.
Historic Structures &Sites
• Hoben Park has been approved for historic reconstruction by Council
4 a. The Commission continues to support and is willing to assist with this
project.
• Continue to update the Seward Inventory of Historic Sites
• Continue to nominate structures and site to Seward Local Register
• Monitor the Jesse Lee Home Project
Historic Preservation Plan
• Seward Historic Preservation Plan- The plan needs to be reviewed and updated.
a. CLG Grant has been received and work is ongoing
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Priorities List 2015
Other Required Tasks
• *Establish and maintain a basic working inventory of cultural resources in the
local area, compatible with the Alaska Heritage Resources Survey and
annually provide new data to the Offices of History and Archaeology. —CLG
Historic Preservation Program,State Guidelines Pg. 3.
• (survey and inventory community historic architectural and archaeological
resources within the community.
• Set priorities for grant applications.
a. Schedule annual work session to discuss future grant applications
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