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Oct. 7, 2009
Pat Kuehn, APR, CPRC
Community Information Specialist

Historic Preservation Board to host training Oct. 20

Volusia County’s Historic Preservation Board will host a training workshop presented by the Florida Division of Historical Resources at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd., DeBary.

The workshop will provide board members with training required under its newly designated certified local government status. Staff and board members from other state-certified local governments also are invited. The training will introduce the basics of preservation planning, resource identification and preservation education. Other topics will include survey methodology, legal issues affecting historic preservation, the National Register of Historic Places and certified local government grant opportunities. The workshop will be facilitated by Michael Zimney, certified local government coordinator for the State of Florida.

The Historic Preservation Board is appointed by the Volusia County Council to issue certificates of designation for eligible historic resources such as structures, archaeological sites and historic districts; and certificates of appropriateness for demolition, alteration, relocation and new construction. The board advises the County Council on matters related to historic preservation policy, including use, management and maintenance of county-owned historic resources.

Area residents who are interested in serving on a county or city preservation board are invited to attend the free workshop and are asked to sign up by Oct. 16.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in the proceedings should request assistance at least two business days before the date of the meeting.

For registration, information or accommodation, please contact Historic Preservation Officer Julie Adams Scofield at (386) 736-5953, ext. 2008, or jscofield@co.volusia.fl.us.

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