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In this issue: Please note - this edition is for two weeks. Our next edition will go out on August 12.
- HPD staff news - New and improved forms for NR nominations - Georgia's communities will miss Martha Reimann - Scholarships available for preservation seminars - Georgia Coastal Management Program survey - Historic Augusta seeks nominees for 2011 awards
HPD staff news
HPD is pleased to announce that we will be adding a Sustainability Specialist position to our Tax Incentives and Rehabilitation Guidance Program. This position is underwritten by the Solid Waste Trust Fund (SWTF), which itself is funded by a $1 fee for each new replacement tire sold in the state. SWTF money can only be used to assist private enterprises reduce their waste streams and become more energy efficient.
HPD's ability to assist private developers through the tax incentives programs that we administer will be greatly enhanced as we incorporate sustainable rehabilitation techniques into our technical assistance portfolio. This is a rapidly-growing field in historic preservation, as witnessed by the recent release by the National Park Service of The Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.

July 23-August 5, 2011
Upcoming HPD-sponsored events
September 29 - Fall 2011 Historic Preservation Commission Training - Rome - Leigh Burns or 404-651-5181
Recent HPD staff activities
July 19 - Staff met with Forsyth County officials and Forsyth County Historical Society to discuss and provide guidance on preservation planning and appropriate treatment of historic buildings at the National Register of Historic Places-listed Fowler Farm historic site.
July 20 - Staff met with Historic Oakland Foundation to discuss and provide recommendations for preservation and restoration of mausoleums as part of a Save America's Treasures grant project at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. Visit HPD's Cemeteries web page.
July 20 - Staff visited the historic apartments at 696 Peachtree St., Atlanta, to take photos for the National Register of Historic Places
July 25-26 Staff will participate in the Tourism Resource Team visit to Hawkinsville and Pulaski County, coordinated by the Ga. Dept. of Econ. Dev., in collaboration with HPD, Dept. of Community Affairs, and the Ga. Council for the Arts. This will be the 5th visit to a Georgia community by this team. Previous visits include Quitman/Brooks County, Rex/Clayton County, Dublin/Laurens County, and Liberty County. Read more on HPD's Heritage Tourism web page.
This week's new listings

This new HPD position will be filled by Roy Edwards, a pollution prevention specialist in DNR's Sustainability Division since 2008. Prior to his service in the Sustainability Division, Roy served as an engineer and specialist with DNR's Environmental Protection Division as a permit writer and technical assistant to small businesses in Georgia. Roy has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Alabama A&M University and is a retired naval engineering officer. We anticipate that Roy will join our staff later this fall. Welcome aboard Roy!
New and improved NR forms and guidance
HPD's National Register staff have updated and revised application forms and guidance materials for submitting proposed National Register nominations to our office. If you haven't seen our new National Register information, check the revised forms and updated guidance.
Georgia's communities will miss Martha Reimann

Check our online Calendar for complete listings.
August 18 - From Civil War to Civil Rights panel discussion - Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum
August 27 - Evening at Oakton: Cobb Landmarks Benefit - Marietta
October 7-9 - 2011 Georgia Trust Fall Ramble Dahlonega
Available grants
Preservation Services Fund Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations and public agencies for preservation planning and education efforts. National Trust for Historic Preservation. Application deadline is October 1
Conservation Project Support Grant - Institute of Museum and Library Services. This grant program helps museums identify conservation needs and priorities and perform activities that ensure the safekeeping of their collections. Application deadline is October 3.

Martha, pictured far right, was part of the Tourism Product Development Team in Quitman, spring 2010. HPD's Carole Moore is pictured fourth from left. photo courtesy of Bruce Green, GDEcD
Georgia's Preservation and Quality Growth Planning Communities lost a dear friend and colleague with the passing of Martha Reimann on July 17, 2011. Billy Parrish said, "Martha was a valued member of the DCA

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(Department of Community Affairs) team for 20 years and was at the forefront of many important initiatives. She was integrally involved in the development of both the Opportunity Zone legislation and the Cultural and Heritage Tourism Overlay District project, as well as serving on innumerable Quality Growth Resource Teams. Martha was a friend and mentor to Main Street Programs in DCA Region 3 and a valued advisor and colleague to Urban Downtown and Main Street initiatives in Albany, Columbus, Macon, Augusta and Hinesville. She was always an innovator, and her boundless creativity was ever present, as was her love of urban planning, quality growth, landscape design and historic preservation. Martha will be sorely missed." Parrish is director of Team Georgia Assistance in the Local Government Assistance Division of the Department of Community Affairs. Read more about Martha online.
Scholarships available for preservation seminars
The National Preservation Institute (NPI) regularly offers scholarships to attend any scheduled NPI seminar; the scholarships cover tuition fees. Additionally, NPI has received an NEA grant to provide scholarships for specific seminars. NPI must receive scholarship applications at least six weeks prior to the seminar date. The complete schedule of 2011-12 seminars, including four to be held in Atlanta, is available online. For further information, contact NPI at 703-765-0100 or info@npi.org.
Georgia Coastal Management Program survey
DNR's Coastal Resources Division is currently conducting a "Satisfaction Survey" to determine the opinions of coastal stakeholders and citizens on the programmatic activities of the federally-funded Georgia Coastal Management Program (GCMP).
It is the mission of the Georgia Coastal Management Program to balance economic development in Georgia's coastal zone with preservation of natural, environmental, historic, archaeological and recreational resources for the benefit of Georgia's present and future

generations.
Historic Augusta seeks nominees for 2011 awards
Historic Augusta's Preservation Awards Committee is currently seeking nominations for the 2011 Preservation Awards to be given at the organization's annual meeting to be held in the fall. For more information, please contact Robyn Anderson at 706-724-0436.
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