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APPENDIX A Funding For an administrative Assistant Position »nmitteo Dy Organization: Historic Preservation Commission Contact, Person: Karen L. Kiemnec Phone #: (219) 284-9798 I 1 . PROJFCI' SUMItoRY: tA► Project Goals (Identify the goal(s) and/or objectives of the project): The main goal of the project is to enable the Historic Preservation Commission to expand its activities with neighborhoods as well as commercial areas. At the present time, the Commission works with residential and business owners but on a limited basis because the staff includes only one full time person and a part time secretary (eight hours per week). With another full time person, services could be greatly expanded to the benefit of neighborhoods and commercial areas throughout the city. r! Location of Project (Identify the specific site or i areas to be served within the city. Be as precise as possible.): The Historic Preservation Commission, with its Summary Report, identified twelve potential National Register and/or local historic dis- tricts and ten potential local districts. . Of those, two are currently National Register and two are local districts. Citizens in the following areas 'have expressed specific interest in local designation: LaSalle St., Near East, and Lincolnway East so that those would be priority areas with the Commission. If however, other neighborhoods requested designation, the Commission would work with them as time Allowed (see Appendix A for complete list of potential districts). The Historic Preservation Commission also intends to continue its commitment to the Central Business District of South Bend. By the end of 1983, we will have completed a National Register designation for a section of downtown bordered by LaSalle, St. Joseph, Wayne, and William Streets. The National Register status will enable building owners to take advantage of several_ tax credit and matching grant benefits. In order to offer building owners advice on these benefits and (Attach extra sheets if needed) help them with the certification process for tax credits and applications for grants, the Commission must have more than one staff person.