Historic Preservation Commission Minutes 2007 12 05

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 5, 2007 Page 4 of 12 historic buildings will affect the City's ranking in livability polls. He stated that downtown is the reason many people move here. Angela Hedley, 1117 Spruce Street, stated that the City is losing its character with the new development in downtown. Many of the existing buildings have vacant space, so why do we need additional retail space now? The City is losing its hometown feeling and it is not worth it. Mary Kay Knorr, 1209 Lafarge Avenue, stated she lives in Old Town in a house moved from a local mine and is a museum volunteer. She said that one of the joys 0 isville is the old buildings; they are what make the town wonderful. Virginia Caranci, 1101 Main Street, stated that the Historical Commission work get 13 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in the 1980s~I' nd more buildings in town should be landmarked. She added that 836 and 844 Main Str t have as much historical value as those on the National Register. Bonnie McCormick, 1301 Lincoln Avenue, stated that we is gone and encouraged the applicant to listen to the com not replace history once it of the community. Susan Bright, 820 Main Street, stated that she i -owner of the Marketplace Bakery and wanted those in attendance to know that he ce with the applicant has been very positive and the applicants have shown that th e about the buildings and the tenants. She thinks their intentions are good and th ey want to see downtown succeed. She added that she also doesn't want downtown to become a "little Pearl Street." She said you can't have a "historic downtown" without the historic buildings. Megan Valentine, 1101 Grant A ven added that Louisville is more than a c d she agrees with all the comments and a community. Peter Stewart, 1132 Jeffe Louisville's history and a preservation ordinance ha venue, stated that the Commission is the guardian of t the City Council needs to hear to make the nger provisions. An unidentified Street (Mark been rele the archite site ineligible the audience asked what is the current status of 820 Main ding). Lewis explained that the demolition permit for the site had d that the fayade of the building was added in the 1970s making y of the site very poor and noting that those changes make the callandmarking. Angela Hedley, 1117 Spruce Street, commented that demolition would destroy the history of Louisville. Patrick Hubble, 844 Main Street, stated he is a tenant in 844 Main Street and said that the applicant has always said they wanted to save the building if possible and that they have always been good landlords. Jean Morgan, 1131 Spruce Street, commented that she appreciated the applicants coming and listening to the comments of the community. She also restated her desire for a stronger preservation ordinance.