Yellowstone Historic
Preservation Board
FY05 WORK PLAN
Goals & Objectives
- Promote the
preservation of historic buildings, sites or neighborhoods.
- Increase community
awareness on the benefits of historic preservation activities.
- Promote increased
awareness of preservation activities and the work of the YHPB by the four
governing bodies represented on the Board
- Comply with the duties
and responsibilities of historic preservation organizations under the
State Certified Local Government program and the requirements of the
inter-local agreement.
FY05 Projects
1. Prepare
Power point/web site presentation on architectural forms and styles of Billings
South Side neighborhood. Identify styles
and find the buildings and host programs.
Time Frame: Prepare Summer 2004 and present Fall 2004
Who: Western
Heritage Center (WHC)
2. Complete
monthly web site updates on activities and programs. Add information and
photographs on all local National Register sites. Add link to National Park Service’s technical
resources to the site.
Time Frame: Ongoing
Who: WHC
3. Update
the Yellowstone Historic Preservation Board brochure. Include information on WEB site and contact
information for historic preservation concerns.
Time Frame: Fall 2004
Who: WHC
4. Initiate
update on the Walking Tour booklet including eight additional historic
properties in the Montana Avenue corridor, properties in the community that
tell the story of a segment of the city (example of the O'Donnell, Moss and
Castle historic residences) and brief biographies of J.G. Link and Chandler Cohagen.
Time Frame: Fall 2004
Who: WHC
5. Present
Eugene Carroll Award and host Annual Breakfast Roundtable – Tuesday, March 15,
2005, at the Billings Railroad depot – Address sound system concerns and
provide display tables for others with project information, blueprints,
etc.
Time Frame: Winter 2004
Who: Committee/WHC
6. Complete
PowerPoint presentations before Laurel City Council, Billings City Council and
Yellowstone County Commissioners.
Time Frame: Winter 2005
Who: Chair,
WHC & Historic Preservation Officer (HPO)
7. National
Historic Preservation Week activities - May of 2005. Board committee will
decide on a children’s program, speakers and other events.
Time Frame: Spring 2005
Who: Committee
& WHC
8. Continue
to improve local library and electronic database on historic properties.
Time Frame: Ongoing
Who: HPO
& WHC
9. Complete
consideration of creation of Old Town Historic District.
Time Frame: Summer & Fall 2004
Who: Committee
& HPO/WHC
10. Nominate
expanded Montana Avenue Historic District to the National Register.
Time Frame: Summer 2004
Who: HPO/WHC
11. Adopt
standards for new construction in historic district.
Time Frame: Summer 2004
Who: Committee
& HPO/WHC
12. Prepare
PowerPoint / web site presentation on architectural forms and styles of rural
Yellowstone County. Identify styles and
find the buildings. Host
programs in the spring.
Time Frame: Complete Winter 2004 & present Spring 2005
Who: WHC
13. Review
building permits as needed
Time Frame: Ongoing as needed
Who: Committee
& HPO/WHC
14. Consider nomination of Sword Park on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Time Frame: Summer and Fall
2004
Who:
HPO/WHC
15. Promote
additional nominations for the National Register. Assure resources are available for property
owners, such as literature and technical assistance. Look at possible school nomination sites and
find out how the school can help.
Time Frame: Ongoing
Who: WHC/HPO
16. Provide
historic preservation materials for inclusion in new Bike Net map.
Time Frame: Summer 2004
Who: HPO/WHC
17. Complete
work on grant for Historic Survey of Laurel.
Time Frame: Summer 2004
Who:
WHC
18. Coordinate
with the local school districts to promote increased awareness of local
historic preservation work - explore the utilization of a historic preservation
trunk for schools, including a trunk that focuses on math and architecture.
Time Frame: Spring 2005
Who: WHC