R96-171 AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF GRANT APPLICATION

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COMMUlvITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM No. 96-197 December 3, 1996 TO: Honorable Mayor Terry M. Howley and City Council Members J FROM: James L. William ., City Manager Debora L. Bean, ting Director,��j/,_.� Kathy J. Miller, Planner �a�� G SUBJECT: CLG Grant Application for Survey (Tabled December 2, 1996) This Certified Local Government Grant applications requests funding for the continuation of the intensive photographic/research survey for Decatur. A requirement as a Certified Local Government(and to remain eligible to compete for any Historic Preservation funds designated by congress) is to provide an intensive photo survey of the entire city. This survey provides information on each and every structure in the city with a photo and information describing the structure, the building date and the building style, the architect, any significant historical information and an evaluation on National Register eligibility (example--attachment 1). In addition to information on each structure in the area, the historic conte� of the survey area will be developed explaining the important patterns in the development of the neighborhood with a description of the various characteristic that give the area its identity. A copy of the survey is kept at the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, the Community Development Office and in the local history room at the Decatur Public Library. To date, an intensive survey has been conducted for the Near West and the Millikin Homestead neighborhoods (1988/1991), the Millikin University neighborhood (1994) and approximately half of the West End neighborhood (1994) (map attached). The West End Neighborhood is quite large and the proposed area for this grant has not been previously surveyed. It is envisioned that this type of surveying will continue as long as there is funding available. This CLG grant does not extend the boundaries of the National Register Historic District or any locally designated historic districts.