Boston-based associate Geoffrey Fehling was lately sworn in as a member of the City of Wellesley Historic Fee. The Fee was created to protect and defend the city’s tangible proof of the architectural, aesthetic, cultural, financial, political and social historical past. In fulfilling its mission, the Fee:
- educates the neighborhood on the financial, cultural, and aesthetic values of historic preservation, via working collaboratively with city boards, homeowners, builders, realtors, and residents, via our signature Historic Plaque Program, and thru articles and letters within the native press;
- advocates for native ordinances, bylaws, and public actions that encourage the preservation, restoration, and reuse of historic properties each private and non-private; and
- addresses main improvement and development points, resembling selling good zoning, encouraging renovation and adaptive reuse as options to demolitions of historic properties, and offering technical help and help to make sure that development can coincide with the safety of the historic belongings of the city.
The Wellesley Choose Board appoints city residents—primarily based training, coaching, native authorities expertise, and dedication to neighborhood service—who will contribute to selling and administering these objectives. Congrats, Geoff!
