Preservation information, 1998 May

I PRESERVATION
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MAY 1998
HPD RESTRUCTURES GEORGIA

Our Mission
To promote the preservation and use of historic places for
a better Georgia.
Our Vis ion
Georgia will be a better place tomorrow than it is today, providing quality communities in which to live, work, learn and recreate. Historic places will be widely valued as irreplaceable resources that contribute to our heritage, our economy, our neighborhoods, and our sense of who we are as Georgians. Communities and the State will plan for growth and change that respect and include our historic places. Communities will possess the knowledge, the legal and financial tools, and the authority to decide how preservation and new development will relate to one another. There will still be distinctions between ci ty and suburbs, developing areas and countryside. All Georgians will possess a greater understanding and appreciation of our shared heritage in all its variations. People and organizations throughout Georgia will work in partnership to preserve and use historic places. Georgia's ) communities, economy, environment, and people will be better because of the _preservation of historic resources.

HERITAGE 2000 GRANT PROGRAM

In response to the SB 446 legislative initiative, the Georgia Heritage

2000 Program will be remodeled after July 1, 1998 in order to provide more

funding alternatives for new projects. Created in 1994 and administered

through HPD, to' date"thiswogram h,aS provided funding to historic proper-

ties and sites for rehabilitatioh or restoration. In its four years of operation,

matching grants totaling over $900,000 have been awarded to local govern-

ments and nonprofit organizations and have assisted in the completion of over

70 projects throughout the state.

Beginning in State Fiscal Year 1999, the Georgia Heritage 2000 Program

will provide funding for both development projects (preservation, rehabilita-

tion, or restoration) and for predevelopment activities (plans and specifica-

tions, feasibility studies, historic structure reports, and other building or site

specific preservation plans). In future years, other authorized activities will also

be funded through this program.

A total of$125,000 in funding is available for local grant awards in the

upcoming grant cycle. Local governments and nonprofits are eligible. Fund-

ing will be divided so that half will be earmarked for development projects

($62,500) and half for predevelopment activities ($62,500). All grant funds

require a 60/40% statellocal match and will be awarded on a competitive

basis. The schedule for the submission of applications is also changing: appli-

cations for development projects have been mailed and will be due to HPD

by July 15, 1998. Applications for predevelopment projects will be mailed

out July 1,1998, and must be returned to HPD by August 15, 1998. An-

nouncements for both categories will be made on October 1, 1998.

HPD supports approval of the Land, Water, Wildlife and Recreation

Heritage Fund, which will be on the general ballot this fall. Passage of this

unique program will allow additional funds to become available for local

preservation grants, as well as for supporting other critical land acquisition and

recreation programs of the Department ofNatural Resources.

If you need further information on grants sponsored by HPD or would

like a grant application, please contact Daryl Barksdale, Grants Coordina-

tor, at404/651-5181 or 404/656-2840.

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PROGRAM NOTES
GRANTS: FFY 1998 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROJECTS
HPD has announced that $72,000 for Survey and Planning grants has been awarded to the following Georgia communities for historic preservation projects: Athens-Clarke County Unified Government - $3,800. Grant funds will be used to complete a public awareness education project for owners of historic properties. Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Government - $6,500. Funding will be used to prepare design guidelines for the Augusta Downtown Historic District. Cobb County - $5,000. Design Guidelines for Clarkdale Mill Village will be completed using historic preservation funds. Columbus Consolidated Government - $4,500. Grant Emds will be used to conduct a county-wide historic resource survey. City of Cordele - $3,000. Funding will allow completion of phase two of Cordele's historic resource survey. City of Madison - $3,200. Design Guidelines for the City of Madison will be updated. City of Monticello - $9,500. Monticello Government Complex predevelopment project documents will be prepared. City of Rome - $13,000. Grant funds will be used to conduct a historic resource survey for the City of Rome. City of Savannah - $15,000. Funding will provide National Trust Conference Scholarships for Certified Local Government representatives. City of Stone Mountain - $3,000. A National Register District nomination of the City of Stone Mountain will be done. City of Washington - $5,500. A National Register District nomination and local designation report will be done.

STAFF CHANGES
Lee Webb has been selected as HPD's new Tax Incentives Coordinator. Lee formerly served as the National Register Unit Program Assistant. Congratulations to Lee, and good luck to him as he undertakes coordination of a program so important to the rehabilitation of Georgia's historic buildings.
The Survey and Register Program Assistant position, as well as the Grants Program Assistant position, are currently vacant. Interviews for both positions should begin shortly.
Katherine Wakid, Tax Incentives Specialist in the Technical Services Unit, has announced that she will be leaving HPD at the beginning of June to return to teaching. An announcement for this part-time position will be made shortly. Contact Mary Ann Eaddy at 404/651-5283 for further information.
Carole Moore, Information and Education Coordinator, has announced that she will be resigning from HPD in June, in order to be at home with her family. We wish her well in this challenging occupation. No decision has been made on filling Carole's position in the Management and Information Unit.

The newly created Archaeology Unit also will be undergoing changes over the next several months. Dave Davis has resigned his position, and Unit Manager Dave Crass will be interviewing to fill the new positions for field archaeologist, as well as a program assistant position, funded to begin after July 1, 1998. Contact Dave Crass at 404/656-9344 for fu rther information.
David Bennett has resigned from HPD to accept a position with the Governor's Office of Plannning and Budget. We wish David well in his new job at the Capitol. Interviews will begin for this position shortly. For further information, contact Unit Manager Ray Luce at 404/651-6461.
Interviews have been conducted for a new position with the Civil War Commission for a project manager/planning coordinator. This position will enhance the capabilities of the Civil War Commission in managing special preservation grant projects and coordinating strategic and long-range planning efforts. A decision should be announced soon.
!J! th.::se changes mean that there will be different faces and a new look at HPD over the next several months. We ask f ) your cooperation as new staff members come on board, ana as we work to make HPD a stronger service provider.

Preservation Information

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Preservation Magazine, the bimonthly publication of the National Trust, has won the 1998 National Magazine Awards commendation for general excellence. It was honored as the best magazine with a circulation between 100,000 and 400,000. The National Magazine Awards, presented since 1966 by the American Society of Magazine Editors, commented: "Preservation's jumping off point is architecture, but it's also about politics, art, history, places and people," the judges said. "Beautiful and full of surprises, it makes us care about what we have, what we've lost, and what we should fight to save."
The Atlanta Preservation Center's Walking Tours are again starting up for the 18th season. Tours include: Ansley Park, Sweet Auburn/MLK District, Downtown/Underground, the Fox Theater, Druid Hills, Inman Park, Midtown, West End, Piedmont Park, and the Atlanta University Center. Tours are $5 for non-members, and are scheduled for various days and times. Call Emily Kleine Elwyn, Program Director, at 404/876-2041 for further information.

The National Endowment for the Humanities funds a program of travelling interpretive exhibits that provide opportunities for lifelong learning in the humanities. The NEH exhibit "Barn Again!" is touring Georgia this summer, but many other exhibits are available for local community and art centers and many are accompanied by publications and educational programs that serve to enhance and extend their impact. The exhibits must be educational, link humanities with historical objects, documents, works of art, ethnographic artifacts or other exhibition materials. The NEH is also producing CD roms and putting materials on the Internet. There are currently 48 temporary travelling exhibitions and 81 long term installations listed in the NEH
publication Exhibitions TOday for 1998. For further informa-
tion, contact The Division of Public Programs, 1100 Pennsylvannia Avenue NW, Suite 426, Washington, D.C. 20506 or telephone: 202/606-8267 or on the Internet: p'ubl~~pgms@neh.gov.

CONFERENCES,
MEETINGS & EVENTS

May 11-12 are the dates for the meeting of the Advisory Committee for the American Heritage Rivers Initiative to develop their recommendtions to the President for the 10 rivers he will designate as American Heritage Rivers. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., and written comments may be submitted for the record to Mr. Charles Smith, Executive Secretary, at: Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), 108 Army, Pentagon (2E569), Washington, D.C. 20310-0108 or FAX 703/ 697-3366.
The Georgia Humanities Council is offering a Grant Writing Workshop on May 18 at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville. The workshop will describe funding opportunities available to nonprofit organizations and introduce guidelines and application procedures; 1pm to 3pm, to register call 800/523-6202 or 404/523-6220.
HPD is offering a Georgia Heritage 2000 Workshop on May 28 in the HPD offices in Atlanta. Changes in the grant program will be discussed. Contact Daryl Barksdale for more information at 404/651-5181.
The next quarterly meeting of the Georgia Civil War
Commission will be in Brunswick on May 29-30. ewc
members will receive further information, or call Rich Elwell at 404/657-7294.

A Historic Preservation Commission Training Seminar on May 30 in Athens is being presented by the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. The seminar will give participants a working knowledge of preservation law, design guidelines, procedural and administrative issues and strategies. For further information contact Chris Cochran at 706/542-4731.
The Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network will meet in Macon on June 6. Activities will include strategic planning for Commission status for the Network, planning for the National Trust meeting in Savannah in October, and other critical planning projects. Further information will be mailed to network members shortly.
Preservation Leadership Training, an intensive one-week experience tailored to the needs of state and local preservation organizations, is being offered by the National Trust June 20-27 in Traverse City, Michigan. PLT provides participatory learning experiences in leadership and organizational development techniques, stimulating educational sessions, and up-to-date information on current preservation practices, issues, and action strategies. For information contact the Midwest office of the National Trust at 312/ 939-5547.

May, 1998

CALENDAR

MAY

2110 Georgia Archaeology Awareness Week

6/10 Vernacular Architectural Forum Annual

Meeting, Annapolis, MD

7

HPD Annual Planning Retreat

8/9 Society for Georgia Archeology Annual

Meeting, Red Top Mountain State Park

10/16 National Historic Preservation Week

12 Blueprints for Successful Communities

Symposium, The Georgia Conservancy, Atlanta

13 HPD/Georgia Trust Work Day, Hay House,

Macon

15 GMA Downtown Development Authority

Training, Atlanta

17/20 National Main Street Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

19/20 DNR Board Meeting, Atlanta

25 Holiday - Memorial Day

28 Georgia Heritage 2000 Grant Workshop, HPD

29/30 Georgia Trust Spring Ramble, Lexington

29/30 Civil War Commission Meeting, Brunswick

30 Historic Preservation Commission Training,

Athens

JUNE

4

HPD Staff Meeting

6

Georgia African American Historic Preservation

Network Meeting, Macon

16/20 League of Historic American Theatres Annual

Conference, Boulder, CO

23/24 DNR Board Meeting, Amicalola Falls State Park
20/27 Preservation Leadership Training, National Trust, Traverse City, MI
27 GMA Downtown Development Authority Training, Savannah
28/30 Georgia Municipal Association Annual Meeting, Savannah

JULY

3

Holiday - Independence Day

11/13 NCSHPO Meeting, Portland, ME

15/18 Twentieth Century Urban Planning Experience,

University of New South Wales, Sydney,

Australia

15 Georgia, Heritage 2000 Development Grant

Dead-lil}e

31 I'},. National Alliance of Preservation Commissions

Meeting,-Denver, CO

AUGUST
9112 The Cold War & Its Implications -- Nationally and Internationally, The 2nd Los Alamos International History Conference, Los Alamos,
NM 15 Georgia Heritage 2000 Predevelopment Grant
Deadline 25/26 DNR Board Meeting, Atlanta

This publication is available in an alurnate jormal and may In: obtained by comaaing the ADA Coordinalar 01 404/656-2840. PRESERVATION INFORMATION has bu.n financed ill pari with federal funds from the National Park Sen'ice, Department ofthe: InUrior; through the Historic Presen'alion Division oj the Georgia Department of aLura'Resources. However; the conUnlS and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies oj the Department of the Interior; nor does the memion oftrade names, commerdaJ products or consultants conslituu: an endorsemtnt b.>' lh~ agfncies. This program rt'uh'es federal financial assistance for idenrijicatioll and pmfeaion of historic prvperties. The U.S. Department of the Inledor prohibits discriminatioll all the basis of race, color, national origin, age gender or disability in it's federally assisted programs. If you belie\'e you have bun discriminated against in atty program, Qaivicy. or facility as described above. or if you desire further infonnalioll, contact:
DIfi for Equal Opportunily U.S. Depanment of the Inttrior
Washington. D.C. 20240.

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