Advocacy efforts
Preservation Louisville helped gain landmark status for Bauer’s Restaurant, the Wayside Christian Mission properties on East Market Street, and Colonial Gardens in the Iroquois neighborhood. We also assisted in protecting the Ouerbacker House on West Jefferson Street from threatened demolition, and helped save a threatened shotgun house in Butchertown.
In January 2008, after months of study, the Board of the Brennan House Historic Home voted to change the mission of the organization following recommendations from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and local stakeholders, and to add the role of preservation advocacy to our mission. Although our mission has expanded, we will continue to act as a Heritage Center and to preserve the Brennan House along with the original family collection. In June 2008, the Board chose the name Preservation Louisville, Inc. to reflect the importance of historic preservation to this expanded mission and our community. Preservation Louisville’s new mission is to “Protect and Promote our community’s Cultural, Environmental and Architectural Heritage”
Important Update: Thank you to all those who participated in Preservation Day at the Capitol on Thursday, February 26. The effort was a huge success. House Bill 229 passed in the House 96-1 with Committee Substitute (2) and was received in Senate March 10. We still need your support.
House Bill 229 has been reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute, committee amendments (1-title) and (2) ; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13, 2009; 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute, committee amendments (1-title) and (2) ; received in House .
We are asking for your support of this proposed legislation. The bill includes changes to the Historic Preservation Tax Credit, a very important financial incentive for people living and working in historic buildings. The bill would increase the current cap of $3 million per year in tax credits to $5 million and would allow the credit to be refundable to taxpayers. You may view the bill, amendments, vote history and most recent status at the Kentucky Legislature web site.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/09RS/HB229.htm
For more information please visit the Preservation Kentucky blog. Contact information for all members of the Kentucky General Assembly can be found through www.lrc.ky.gov/Legislators.htm. Most legislators list both telephone and email contact information. You may call the general contact line at (800) 372-7181 and leave a message for specific legislators about a bill at any time.
If you are not sure who your legislator is you might find these resources helpful.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/gis/find_leg.htm
