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. F _ t of offices and -stores. How much would it cost to reno. fe3 as compared to re-Vuilding - Breakfast Thursday Declare building a landmark unanimously, then go before,city council with impressive material and well-known people. Go on T.V. and.newspaper with impressive speakers on importance of building histo.rically,,architecturally, and feasibility of building in office use. Mention economic reasons. - Over -supply of.office buIld,inq space_. Renovation cheaper than reconstruction get figures. Shortage.of-money. Use money for home-building_instead of office hu.ildings ' Real estate agent to find out what store and offices would pay. Apply Federal.environmental* survey techniques. .Architectural Survey needed - then a historical survey follows. _Volunteers can do the latter possibly.the first- you can use neighborhood help. Professional input needed for,evaluation. Make it so as to.protect what is there and what .comes in there. "Use -base maps with buildings and property lines. Use natural land forms. Record dams and by -ways. Use historical maps, prints and paintings. Use.accessory Structures in the survey and also ruins or parts of -_ buildings. Catalogue fences, streetlights, bridges, pavings,-street graphics and signs. Define -land use areas. and future moves. Look and record negative.features and how to control them. - A street is not an ideal line for a historical district. Use of:rear property lines are p -referred.. Also.use of uniform set -backs. Socio-economic factors influence'.` property lines. *** Get an editorial'in the paper on historic preservation and specific buildings and districts... Get support.of Chamber of Commerce on Kresge building, historical district, and Odd Fellows -Building. (Look up_ specific date of construction and buggies .built at. Kresge - use History books and`get resource person to do. research.) Get banks to give ?% interest reduction on loans to landmark buildings and historic district homes Model Cities can help a district in funds to create official positions,.at least -directors and secretary, create'a fund, and help obtain money from other sources -_.Example: Seattle, where 150,000 was.given-to start Pioneer Sq. District off the ground and to function. In 3,yrs:, 2 million dollars -in government'of all types and funds had been obtained besides private investments and donations.