As the Hutchinson City Council on Tuesday considered adopting updates to a “Historic Preservation Action Plan” drafted by the city’s Landmarks Commission, the discussion took an unexpected turn. The proposed three-year plan includes applying for a Historic Preservation Fund Grant to survey “all modern/ mid-century modern structures that have become historic,” said Hutchinson Planning Director Ryan Hvitlok. … Rather than add more properties to historic designation lists, Vice Mayor Sara Bagwell suggested, can’t the city remove some. “From a personal perspective, I don’t see any benefit to being a historic building that outweighs the nuisance of red tape you have to go through,” Bagwell said. “I’m over here saying ‘let’s pump the brakes.’ Some areas of residential in Hutch should be taken out of historical. Let’s see who we can take off and not add so much.” Mayor Steve Garza noted he lives in an area with a historic neighborhood designation and neighbors have visited his home complaining about remodeling restrictions on their properties.
Source: Hutch News.
