[Press Release] : Public invited to help Historic Preservation Commission honor John and Vicki Ott

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2008
			
Contact:  Scott Hanson, AICP
Planning and Development 
(573) 874-7437
ESH at GoColumbiaMo.com 


Public invited to help Historic Preservation Commission honor John and
Vicki Ott during Preservation Month celebration and award ceremony
 
	(COLUMBIA, MO) -- The Columbia Historic Preservation Commission
(HPC) plans to wrap up May as Preservation Month by honoring John and
Vicki Ott as Outstanding Local Historic Preservationists.
	The public is invited to enjoy light refreshments and the award
ceremony from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday. The event will take place at 907
Alley A, one of the Ott’s most recent refurbishing projects. The
building is located between Ninth and 10th streets and East Broadway and
Cherry Street.  
	A short video highlighting the Ott's dedication to historic
preservation will be shown at 5:15 p.m. After the video, Historic
Preservation Commission (HPC) Chair Brian Treece and other HPC members
will present the Otts with the Preservation Commission’s first-ever
Outstanding Local Historic Preservationist award.  
	Scott Hanson, AICP, city staff liaison to the Columbia Historic
Preservation 
 Commission, says, “the city of Columbia is fortunate to have a
growing number of individuals dedicated to preserving and refurbishing
local buildings of historical importance, but when it comes to the
quality of work combined with the sheer number of projects in which
they've been involved, the Ott’s diligence to this cause is unmatched.
It is very appropriate that they are the first to ever receive this
award.“
	John and Vicki Ott’s passion for downtown revitalization and
historic preservation started in Rocheport where they renovated several
structures, notably the historic school building and the Mount Nebo
Baptist Church. In Columbia’s downtown district they have redeveloped
and restored the Paramount Building at 9th and Cherry, which houses
Bangkok Gardens and Kaldi’s Coffee; and the Dorsey Building, 906-914
Broadway, occupied by Manhattan Closet, Merle Norman Cosmetics, Kayotea
Tea Room and Elly’s Couture. They are in the process of restoring four
buildings on Walnut near Orr Street  which are part of the warehouse/art
village district; and along with their Tiger partners, the Ott’s have
completed Phase I restoration of the historic Tiger Hotel.
	For more information about the event or the Columbia Historic
Preservation Commission, please contact HPC chair Brian Treece at
573-761-4999 or HPC member Stephen Bourgeois at 573-875-3001.  

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