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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2005 6 27 COW agenda COMBINED WORKSHOP Village Hall – VILLAGE BOARD ROOM 24000 W. Lockport Street Thursday, June 27, 2005 7:00 p.m. AGENDA Presentation by Trustee Fay Presentation by Catherine O’Connor, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Explanation of services offered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency; working together with MainStreet Plainfield and other similar orgs (e.g. Downtown Partnership), the Plainfield Historical Society and local preservation associations, and the chamber of commerce; incentives of historic preservation (heritage tourism, increased usable commercial space, preservation of durable historic housing stock, community identity & pride, job creation, ripple effects) Staff presentation on historic districts in Elgin (courtesy of Sarosh Saher, Urban Design & Preservation Specialist, City of Elgin) (TENTATIVE) Roundtable discussion Endangered homes: How to save a historic building, structure or site when it has no official status as a landmark or is not part of a historic district (Quinn House, French House, Barn preservation in Grande Park South, Clarkson Farm (see annexation agreement), Mather House) Demolition ordinance James A. Waldorf PRESIDENT Susan Janik VILLAGE CLERK TRUSTEES Michael Collins Jeffrey Dement Paul Fay Walter O. Manning Jim Racich