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Longmont Mayor Brian Bagley proclaimed May 2018 as “Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month” in Longmont on Tuesday night.
Historic preservation month is, according to city council communication, "an effort by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and History Colorado to encourage citizens to recognize, celebrate, and participate in historic preservation at the local, state, and federal level."
Karen Bryant, preservation planner for the City of Longmont, and a liaison to the historic preservation commission, accepted the proclamation.
"This is a national event," said Bryant. "Each state does choose their own theme and this year because the state of Colorado, we are looking at reauthorizing our tax credits at the state level, that was the theme we decided to go with."
The state of Colorado chose "Investing in our future by preserving our past" as this years theme.
Bryant continued by stating that Longmont "has utilized the historic preservation tax credits for the state of Colorado but we've done so more on the residential side of it."
In the past 15 years, around $354,000 in tax credits have been approved by the historic preservation commission to help Longmont residents maintain their historic homes, according to Bryant.
