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r PROSPECTUS SUBMITTED TO INDIANA COMMITTEE FOR THE HUMANITIES JUNE, 1974 TITLE: URBAN CONSERVATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY SPONSOR: Historical Preservation. Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County. GOAL -OF THE PROJECT: The,goal,of the project is to discuss historic preservation and architectural conservation with residents'in a neighborhood'setting. The dis- cussion "will be -aimed at'the humanistic considerations of maintaining'residences'and'businesses in older, urban- areas.. LOCATION: Two -specific older urban neighborhood areas have been chosen. -as the setting for the workshop/discussions These, two areas,.the West Washington Street area -and the old Chapin.Park'area, in terms of architectural and historical significance, qualify for preservation districting. The residents of..the area need to have some dialogue concerning the possible effects of preservation -districting. PLAN OF THE PROJECT:, -The dire_ctors'are.projecting two sessions"in. each area: Chapin Park'Area:-. about" mid-January and mid-February. West Washington Street. -Area:- about mid-March and mid-April. The first session'in each district would present information and encourage.discussiori of the history of`the-area,.both its people and its architectural heritage. Half the session would be devoted to discussion -by the residents of the area. The second session would define a preservation district and show the benefits and costs to the owners and residents: Discussion would follow. The sessions would be about three -hours in.length with a break in the middle. Neighborhoodsmight want to plan follow-up sessions for further discussion. In preparation -for the discussions a position paper with architectural drawings of structures in the areas would be -circulated to.each resident interested in. -participating in -the meetings. Each neighborhood has about 250 'constituents.