Monday, July 14, 2008

Why A Blog Site?

On June 19, 2008 the Foothills Trail Neighborhood Council voted to recommend more time be given to the residents of the proposed Historic Preservation Overly Zone (HPOZ) in order for us to find out what is going on with this proposal. We all need to know the whole story. This blog site has been created in response to that recommendation. To that end it offers a central place for all our neighbors to learn, discuss, ask questions or complain while making the facts easily available to all members of the Proposed HPOZ.

It is our hope and desire that you take the time to browse this site and more importantly the other sites listed here. Wherever we provide a link we also give a brief explanation of what you will find there. Learn about the future of your community. Learn about how you can be a part of a powerful movement to maintain our way of life. Blog on….ask your questions….read the provided sites…start your own blog site…talk to your neighbors….work on your preservation plan proposal worksheet. The future is up to you.

You can bypass this site altogether and go straight for the facts. Everything you need to know in order to make an informed decision is available at these four sites. Please come back and share your assessment with the rest of us. Thank you for your time & interest…

The Office of Historic Resources:
http://www.preservation.lacity.org/

Los Angeles Conservancy:
http://www.laconservancy.org/

Federal Government site listing 10 standards of Historic Preservation: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/TPS/tax/rhb/stand.htm

This is the “Recommendation Report” for our community. This tells our story in detail: http://cityplanning.lacity.org/staffrpt/CHC/3-20-08/CHC-2007-5633.pdf

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