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• Expand the use of the Yonward app to Android devices, and
include more walking tour information and information about
other historic resources in Brookings.
• Replace missing and refurbish existing National Register
plaques to serve as an educational tool for pedestrians in Brook-
ings.
• Consider incorporating a tour of Brookings as part of a course
requirement for SDSU students that highlights the history of the
community, the architecture, important events, etc.
• Consider creating a welcome packet for new property owners
in the historic districts that includes information about the 11.1
review process, resources, and who to contact with questions
about their property. If possible, this welcome packet could be
delivered by an HPC member, preferably one that lives in the dis-
trict as well. Also make this packet available at the Community
Development office.
• Explore hosting a series of technical workshops, such as the
historic window re-glazing workshop in 2014, to assist property
owners with appropriate maintenance of their historic struc-
tures.
• Consider resuming GreenDrinks annually to highlight the con-
nection between historic preservation and sustainability.
• Consider hosting realtor workshops, preferably in a historic
property, to discuss how to advertise and sell a historic property.
National Register plaques placed on • Explore how to advertise historic properties that are for sale, as
or near historic resources identify some potential homeowners seek out historic properties.
historic districts and buildings within • Consider publishing a list of contractors in the area that have
the districts. completed work on a historic property that has been successful-
ly reviewed and approved by the 11.1 review process. (Ensure
that this is simply a listing and is not recommending contrac-
tors.)
• Digitize tri-fold with information about each historic district and
send to property owners. This should also include information
about when and how to contact the HPC and the SHPO regarding
a project.
Explore hosting a series of technical
workshops. Here, community
members learn how to tuckpoint.
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