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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT size=3><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">Nominate a Notable </SPAN></B><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">Columbia</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black"> Property!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Columbia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">’s Historic Preservation Commission is taking nominations for the City’s Most Notable Properties for the year 2011. <B>The deadline for submission is </B></SPAN><st1:date Year="2010" Day="1" Month="10"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">October 1, 2010</SPAN></B></st1:date><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">General eligibility requirements are that properties need to be at least 50 years old, located within the City of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Columbia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"> corporate limits, and have architectural or historical characteristics which contribute to our City’s social and/or aesthetic resources. The properties may be endangered, derelict, recently restored, or nicely maintained. They may be a private home, public or private workplace or any other space, public or private. They may be modest or grand, hidden away or in public view.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Once applications have been received, the Historic Preservation Commission evaluates the nominations and selects a diverse set of properties which they believe best represent the above qualities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Submission materials can be downloaded by using the link on the City of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Columbia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">’s homepage at </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><A href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Planning/Commissions/HPC/index.php"><FONT color=#800080>www.gocolumbiamo.com/Planning/Commissions/HPC/index.php</FONT></A> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">or by calling the Department of Planning and Development at (573) 874-7239.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Applicants are encouraged to provide supporting information about the structure or location such as newspaper articles, historic photos, written histories of individuals who built, owned and/or lived in the structure, and other relevant information. Please submit your non-returnable materials either by mail or in person to City of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Columbia Planning</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"> and Development Department, Attention: Historic Preservation Commission, 701 E. Broadway, </SPAN><st1:address><st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">P.O. Box 6015</SPAN></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">, </SPAN><st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Columbia</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"> </SPAN><st1:PostalCode><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">65205-6015</SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:address><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Thank you for your participation in our annual Most Notable Historic Properties event. Be sure to look for the announcement of the Historic Preservation Commission’s “gala” event taking place in early 2011 to honor the latest selections!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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