[MissoulaGov] Historic Preservation Ordinance

[Daniel S. Hall]

Joe, with regards to the four points you've raised, Preserve Historic Missoula understands and supports your position on the need to clarify language so that it is apparent that the historic preservation ordinance will not change the underlying zoning of a property.  We support your concept of the downtown and delaying the ordinance for the downtown until design standards and guidelines are developed; however, our position is that there must be a clearly defined time line for writing and adopting these standards and guidelines.  We have met with numerous people in our community in an effort to find common ground in this process and we understand your concerns about these points.  However, Preserve Historic Missoula will not support removing our historic districts from the ordinance.  Missoula's historic districts have been listed on Preserve Historic Missoula's Eleven Most Endangered Historic Sites list for the last two years because they do not have any protection.  The preservation and protection of Missoula's historic districts are a very high priority for our organization.  We want to make it clear that we appreciate your candor and willingness to work with us on this ordinance, if people would like to sit down in a productive fashion to discuss the ordinance in more detail, feel free to give me a call any time.

Dan Hall, 
President,  
Preserve Historic Missoula  
829-0301

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