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Grant Announcement!
In November of 2007, the Community
Development Department submitted a grant application to the Wisconsin
Historical Society on behalf of the Landmarks Commission and on February
6, 2008 Mayor Laux was informed of the grant award.
The grant award is $18,000 and
will be used to complete an intensive re-survey of historic properties
in Menasha. The last survey was completed in 1986 and is in need of an
update to help the Landmarks Commission and the city focus preservation
efforts and fulfill established objectives. The resurvey will help to
identify sites and potential districts that were previously unidentified
or were identified in the original survey, but no longer meet the criteria
necessary to be included as a historic site or in a district. This identification
will also aid the city in reaching its preservation objectives by initiating
dialogue with owners of historic properties and the public to educate
them on preservation issues and to determine their interest in historic
preservation.
Grant
Application
Letter
from WHS
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The Menasha Landmarks Commission was
established in October of 1995. In creating this commission, the Common Council
declared as a matter of public policy that the "protection, enhancement,
perpetuation, and use of improvements of special character, special historic
interest or value is a public benefit in that such protection, enhancement,
perpetuation, and continued use is believed to"...
- serve as support and stimulus of business and industry and strengthen the
city's economy;
- safeguard Menasha's historic and cultural heritage;
- stabilize and improve property values;
- foster civic pride in accomplishments of the past;
- promote the use of historic structures and sites for the education and enjoyment
of Menasha residents; and
- integrate the modern environment with historic buildings and sites.
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