City picks a firm to update Terre Haute's 46-year-old historic buildings survey

What happened

The city has selected engineering firm Clark Dietz to redo Terre Haute's historic-resources survey, which hasn't been updated since 1980; the mayor said the contract still needs to clear the Board of Public Works and Safety. Because so many buildings haven't been reassessed in the 46 years since, the Redevelopment Commission has been waiving historic-eligibility rules for the city's expanded facade grant program, and the new survey is meant to close that gap.

The outcome

No vote was taken; the mayor said the survey contract is already budgeted for this calendar year and is expected to move to the Board of Public Works and Safety soon.

Sources

• Mayor names the firm, 9:47
• No date yet for Board of Works review, 12:55
• Budgeted for this year, 13:07
• Facade grant eligibility explained, 14:20

Also known as: historic buildings survey · historic facade grant · Clark Dietz survey · 1980 historic survey update · 12 Points historic district