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for COA applications, facilitates HPC and
Certified Local Government (CLG) Landmarks Review Board meetings, presents
Program to City Council, and leads preservation
outreach efforts.
To learn more about Iowa’s CLG
program, including the list of 90
communities designated as a CLG in Certified Local Government
the state, visit: https://iowaculture.gov/ The City of Des Moines became a Certified
history/preservation/certified-local- Local Government (CLG) in 1986 signaling
governments. its commitment to historic preservation
Main Street Program at the local level. The CLG program is
administered by the Iowa Economic
To learn more about the Main Street Development Authority. CLG communities
Iowa Program, visit https://www. must pass local legislation and establish
iowaeda.com/main-street-iowa/ a historic preservation commission. CLG
communities receive a variety of benefits
Iowa’s Comprehensive Statewide from this designation including:
Historic Preservation Plan – Eligibility for a variety of grant programs;
To learn more about the state’s Historic – Training and technical assistance from the
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of
Preservation Plan, including the existing Iowa; and
plan document and information on
the on-going update, visit https:// – Collaboration with other CLG communities
in Iowa and across the country through the
iowaculture.gov/history/preservation/ Historic Preservation Network.
preservation-planning/statewide-
preservation-planning#:~:text=Iowa’s%20
Comprehensive%20Statewide%20 Main Street Program
Historic%20Preservation,by%20 The Main Street Iowa program works with
strategies%20or%20action%20steps. select communities, which have applied to
be designated as a Main Street Community,
to focus on downtown economic
development. As of 2022, Iowa has over
50 Main Street communities, including Des
Moines. The program uses the Main Street
America approach which focuses on
Economic Vitality, Organization, Promotion,
and Design. It also provides assistance
in the form of training workshops, design
assistance, business assistance, and other
technical assistance opportunities.
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