WA State SB 5554/HB 1576
Concerning the designation of historic landmarks by cities.
SB 5554 has a hearing this Monday 2/3 at 1:30pm: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5554
HB 1576 on Wednesday 2/5 at 8am: https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1576
Here's what I wrote: @jessdbateman.bsky.social
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Concerning the designation of historic landmarks by cities.
SB 5554 has a hearing this Monday 2/3 at 1:30pm: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5554
HB 1576 on Wednesday 2/5 at 8am: https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1576
Here's what I wrote: @jessdbateman.bsky.social
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I am writing to you in support of companion bills SB 5554/HB 1576. The bills concern the designation of historic landmarks by cities.
Here's my story.
At one time, I worked at a not-for-profit in Lower Queen Anne that owned their property and wanted/needed to move...
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But when they had a buyer lined up, the deal fell through. The developer feared that a historic preservation fanatic would nominate the building.
To remove this obstacle, my employer nominated themselves...
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This course had significant ramifications. It cost the owner between one and two years time. And it cost them considerable amounts of money...
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And the real crusher was that it happened just before the pandemic. So the delayed move took place during...
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Imagine the stress and burden it put on me, the staff, the leadership and the ownership. Who can put a cost on what the city and amber neighborhood fanatics forced on this organization?
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My contact with the current historic preservation model made one thing very clear to me. It is much more about blunting neighborhood change...
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