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Policy 2: Provide educational tools for SDSU students to learn
more about the community.
• Action A: Consider a mailing or newsletter to SDSU students
that live off-campus to provide information about the his-
toric district within which they live, and to also serve as an
informational tool regarding property maintenance, espe-
cially for heat and water during a long break.
Policy 3: Highlight preservation project successes.
• Action A: Continue the Mayor’s Awards to celebrate extraor-
dinary preservation work completed by Brookings communi-
ty members.

• Action B: Publish before and after photos of projects that
have won the Mayor’s Award to illustrate examples of suc-
cessful projects. This publication should be added to with
every award cycle and should be kept accessible to the com-
munity.
• Action C: Recognize smaller preservation projects, that
may not qualify for the Mayor’s Awards, by sending a short,
personal note to the owners of other successful projects to
recognize their hard work and the importance of supporting
preservation.

Goal: Provide practical education programs and training
support for historic preservation.
Policy 4: Establish preservation training programs that focus
on specific topics or provide information for specific groups
of people.
• Action A: 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 structures.

• Action B: Consider hosting realtor workshops, preferably
in a historic property, to discuss how to advertise and sell a
historic property.

• Action C: Encourage landlords to keep their property main-
tained, painted, mowed and shoveled in order to help in the
preservation of historic properties and historic districts.
• Action D: Conduct an informational training for communi-
ty members that would like to assist in surveying historic
resources.

• Action E: Establish a preservation planning and review
training program for City staff and the Brookings Historic
Preservation Commission. This training is especially import-
ant for new staff or BHP members.

Policy 5: Expand the use of web-based preservation tools.
• Action A: Publish all preservation-related information on
the City’s webpage. This includes survey work, maps, design
guidelines and other educational materials.

Policy 6: Incorporate preservation education into local
schools.
• Action A: Integrate cultural heritage and historic preserva-
tion in curriculum for local schools.

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