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Education Component
Goal: The public appreciates Brookings’ diverse history and
historic resources.
Policy 1: Provide tools to educate the public regarding the
history of and historic resources throughout Brookings.
• Action A: Continue hosting educational events, and reviving
the “Welcome to the Neighborhood” event, for SDSU students
and resident neighbors in the University Residential Historic
District to get to know one another.

• Action B: Determine what organization is able to lead the
“Welcome to the Neighborhood” event for SDSU students and
resident neighbors.

• Action C: Translate the walking brochures into a variety of
languages so international students and other visitors can
learn more about historic resources in Brookings.
• Action D: Replace missing, and refurbish existing, National
Register plaques to serve as an educational tool for pedestri-
ans in Brookings.

• Action E: Consider offering a tour of Brookings, highlighting
the historic districts and resources, for SDSU students.

• Action F: Create a welcome packet for new property own-
ers 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 a Historic Preservation Com-
mission (HPC) member, preferably one that lives in the dis-
trict as well. Also, make this packet available at the Commu-
nity Development office. This packet should also be delivered
to existing property owners, residents and landlords in the
districts so that everyone receives and can make use of the
information.

• Action G: Publish a list of contractors and design profession-
als in the area that have completed work on a historic prop-
erty that has been successfully reviewed and approved by the
11.1 review process. (Ensure that this is simply a listing and
does not recommend contractors.) This list should be period-
ically updated.

• Action H: Digitize tri-fold with information about each his-
toric district and send to property owners. This should also
include information about when and how to contact the His-
toric Preservation Commission (HPC) and the State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) regarding a project.
• Action I: Host an open house for property owners of historic
structures to meet city staff and BHPC members they may
need assistance from during a project.

• Action J: Provide information to property owners in historic
districts about the benefits of secondary structures in order
to promote their use. Also include information about the
building code challenges that exist with converting existing
detached accessory structures to secondary units.

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