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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT <br />October 21, 2013 <br />Hello Commission! <br />This month's report is rather brief. A great deal of this last month's time was <br />spent dealing with 106 reviews. It is PAINFUL to see so many houses going down. It is <br />equally painful to see houses that lack historic designation in order to protect them. What <br />we can do through this office's efforts is to catch those properties that are designated <br />before they become too far gone to save. I am hopeful and encouraged by the rumors and <br />cordial meetings that we have had with city officials that a possible deconstruction <br />program may begin as soon as 2014. The priceless embodied energy within those houses <br />through the wealth of material may still be saved and used in other houses. <br />We had a fantastic wood floor workshop with Love and Sons two weeks ago and <br />even our friends Wayne Doolittle and Paul Hayden had to admit they learned from as <br />well. I am still awaiting suggestions for next year's workshops from the commission <br />before our meeting with Indiana Landmarks at the end of the year. <br />Steve Szaday <br />Preservation Specialist <br />