More from the Preservation Trust

Hello again fellow OCB grantees,
In my last post, I mentioned that I would write again after our Annual Board meeting. We held this board meeting at the Spartanburg Public Library (Hoescht-Celeanse Room) on Wednesday, September 26th. We had a great turnout and were able to adopt new policies created by our Governance Committee. Best of all, we have really streamlined our board meeting process to "cut the fat" and take less time, a change appreciated by busy board members and staff alike.

As an organization, part of our visioning for our future includes understanding our housing stock within the City of Spartanburg and identifying historic neighborhoods that can benefit from our assistance. We realize that a city-wide housing survey of such neighborhoods is essential and will be presenting to the City of Spartanburg Historic Architectural Review Board next week to encourage them to advocate and seek grant funds for this survey. This will, obviously, be a piece of the puzzle for our future, but it will also benefit everyone in the bigger picture. Understanding neighborhoods connects us with residents and their needs; it can spotlight our schools, transportation, need for parks, health services, etc.

We are turning in our progress on both of these fronts to our consultant so that we can move forward with the remaining strategic plan, per our OCB grant. I'll keep you posted on the progress...thanks!