Members needed for Audubon Historic Preservation Commission

(photo courtesy of the Region XII Council of Governments)

Pictured is the building that apartments will be remodeled on the upper story with the help of grant funding applied for by the city of Audubon. Members are also needed for a historic preservation commission related to the grant.

 (photo courtesy of the Region XII Council of Governments)

AUDUBON – Members are needed for the Audubon Historic Preservation Commission, which was formed a couple of years ago after an individual, who wanted to remodel the upstairs of a building in Audubon into apartments, worked with the city to receive grant funding to help create three new upper story housing units.

The city had to have this commission related to the grant, and since it was formed, some of the terms for members on the commission are set to expire, and new members are needed.

The purpose of the commission is to promote the educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare of the public through the protection, enhancement, and perpetuation of sites and districts of historical and cultural significance; safeguard Audubon’s historical, aesthetic, and cultural heritage by preserving sites and districts of historical and cultural significance; stabilize and improve property values; foster pride in the legacy of beauty and achievements of the past; protect and enhance Audubon’s attractions for tourists and visitors, and support and stimulus to businesses thereby provided; strengthen the economy of Audubon; and promote the use of sites and districts of historic and cultural significance as places for the education, pleasure, and welfare of the people of Audubon.

Anyone interested in being a member of the commission should contact Gail Richardson at the Audubon Library at 712-563-3301 or [email protected].

In August, the City of Audubon received a $580,000 Iowa Economic Development Authority Community Development Block Grant to help create three new upper story housing units.

Audubon City Clerk Janell Remsburg said in August that Matt Campbell purchased the property, which is above Sam’s Barber Shop, and wanted to do a similar project that he had done in another building in town.

“He’s the one that did the upper story renovations across the street from this property,” Remsburg said. “And Region XII (a council which assists local governments) I think knew of this project, knew that he wanted to do this project. So they contacted us, and we applied for this grant.”

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