Summit Envirosolutions to begin historic building survey and nomination in the Forest Park and Wildwood Neighborhoods.
Mason City, IA – On Wednesday, August 8, 2012, the City of Mason City’s Growth Development and Planning Department and Summit Envirosolutions will team up for a neighborhood meeting to discuss the upcoming historic building survey and National Register of Historic Places nomination project in the Forest Park and Wildwood neighborhoods in Mason City. The meeting will be held in the 2nd floor Conference Room of City Hall and begins at 6:30 PM.
(PHOTO: Public notice posted in the Forest Park neighborhood for a proposed project by Mercy Hospital, which owns much of the land north of 1st Street SW where the work is planned. Mercy is asking the City to vacate the street for an energy plant.)
At the meeting, neighborhood residents will learn more about this project; the work plan for the survey and nomination; the National Register nomination process; and the benefits of being in a National Register of Historic Places district. Residents in the study area are encouraged to bring any historical information they may have about the development of the Forest Park and Wildwood neighborhoods. Photos are especially appreciated! Residents who are unable to attend the meeting but have historical resources such as photographs or documents that may contribute to this project should contact the Growth Development & Planning Department. Photos and documents will be copied and returned to their owners.
Summit Envirosolutions is an environmental consulting firm that provides specialized services in cultural resource management, environmental assessment and remediation, permitting and compliance, water resource management, and associated data management. Summit provides professional services to both public and private sector clients including: municipalities; local, state, and federal agencies, developers, mining companies, manufacturing companies, financial institutions, and private landowners. The project is being managed out of their St. Paul, Minnesota office. The City of Mason City is undertaking this project as part of the historical mitigation work associated with the City’s flood buyout project. The cost of the project is funded by FEMA.
