#HistoricPreservation is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 63 people shared 165 posts with it — around 6 a day. Activity is up 32% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 24 with 20 posts.
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social
The Trump administration is trying to gut one of the strongest laws protecting tribal sacred sites, burial grounds, and ancestral lands. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act has worked since 1966. Now a handpicked Council voted to rewrite it..in one week. Here's what at stake.👇
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Mansfield Downtown Forward project awarded historic and mixed‑use tax credits; local liaison work to begin
Presenters said Windsor Companies and the Richland County Foundation will move forward with a Mansfield downtown redevelopment supported by $5,000,000 in historic tax credits and $1,100,000 in state transformational mixed‑use credits; county staff said a task force will be needed to meet time-sensitive financing requirements.
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Staff says Page & Turnbull draft survey will be ready soon; public review planned this fall
Planning manager Grant Leonard told the board Page & Turnbull continue work on the citywide historic resources survey, with a draft expected in the next month and public review and adoption planned for the fall and before year-end.
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Albany preservationists warn proposed changes to Section 106 could curtail local review
Commissioners and preservation advocates discussed proposed regulatory changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act that would shift the role of local governments from consultative participants to post‑decision reviewers; several speakers described the change as potentially devastating and suggested preparing a local comment or memo once the rule appears in the Federal Register.
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Board discusses reclaiming public beach access as commission weighs customary-use questions
Members raised concerns that hotels and property owners have blocked historic public walkways to the beach; board members said the city commission and city attorney are already addressing customary-use and public-access questions and agreed to monitor developments and bring the topic back.
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Board debates easing square-footage limits to conserve Passagrille's multifamily character
Staff raised concerns that current code plus FEMA elevation requirements are causing loss of small multifamily buildings; the board discussed whether to allow modest codified increases in living square footage to enable reconstruction while guarding against wholesale redevelopment that would change neighborhood character.
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Historic plaque program honors 26 St. Pete Beach properties
St. Pete Beach planning staff presented 26 historic plaque recipients and said 55 structures have received local historic designations since November 2024; staff outlined plaque installation guidance and invited recipients to pick up plaques and take a group photo.
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Superintendent: Staley demolition required for FEMA reimbursement; timeline and site constraints noted
District presented Staley demolition as a FEMA-required condition for grant reimbursement, estimated demolition cost at about $3.3M, and explained archaeological and SHPO constraints that limit how the demolition is carried out.
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Council advances first reading for Hotel Floridan historic-tax exemption after $38M renovation
Council voted unanimously to move forward on a first-reading ordinance granting an ad valorem historic-preservation tax exemption for the restored Hotel Floridan at 905 N. Florida Ave., following a presentation that said the owner invested roughly $38 million in renovations and that ARC recommended approval.
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