Archive for July, 2009
Understanding Historic Preservation — Tuesday’s Metro District 12 meeting
The Historic Preservation Officer for Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services, Richard Jett, who has managed the landmark process for Colonial Gardens, will be speaking about historic preservation in Louisville at July’s District 12 Dialogue set for Tuesday, July 21 at the Rockford Lane Baptist Church, 2006 Rockford Lane. The meeting begins at 7:00pm.
See this [...]
Posted: by admin on July 17, 2009 under Colonial Gardens Landmark Process, Louisville Metro Historic Preservation.
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SEIG’s new request to raze Colonial Gardens not unexpected, but also without merit
In the Thursday July 16 edition of the Courier-Journal, it was reported that the South End Investment Group has “applied again for permission to demolish the landmark building [Colonial Gardens]“.
We at Restore Colonial Gardens are unsurprised by this action as we have understood all along that it is the developer’s prerogative to exhaust all appeals [...]
Posted: by admin on July 17, 2009 under Colonial Gardens Landmark Process.
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Recently passed Historic Preservation Incentives bill may aid ultimate re-developer of Colonial Gardens
On Tuesday, July 14, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed Historic Preservation Incentives legislation into law.
The legislation brought about changes to the Kentucky Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program, which is administered by the Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office. The key change was increasing the cap on tax credits the program offers from $3 million to [...]
Posted: by admin on July 17, 2009 under Historic Preservation Tax Credits, Restoration Possibilities and Plans.
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