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If you're interested in the history of Scottish tenements, check out this article from The Courier on the story of tenement housing in Dundee. The article gives an overview of what tenement living used to be like and the reasons why Scotland opted to build tenements to house industrial workers rather than the terraced houses commonly found in England ⬇️ https://bit.ly/48iINZV

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Meeting with Steph, one of our city councilors. Talked about how we can protect and preserve the city's heritage houses for its people and the future generations. We have identified the economic, aesthetic, heritage, and cultural values of the few remaining ancestral houses in the city.Some of the measures we planned to do:1. Coordination with the Sangguniang Bayan- possible discussion and meetings with the council about exploring national set rules and policies about heritage preservation and protection.- Identify the remaining few town’s heritage houses.- possible creation of local ordinances to protect the ancestral houses.- possible creation of ordinances aligning entities or businesses to building structures that incorporate elements of the town’s heritage and culture.2. Tañada Building CaseTañada building, one of the town’s most historically significant heritage houses, is pending for demolition. Just found out about it today.- plan a: explore options to stop the demolition or unlawful modification of the Tańada heritage house.- plan b: possible creation of an ordinance to set the new owner to build a structure on-site with a resemblance to the heritage house getting replaced to pay homage to the history of the place in case demolition becomes the option.I thank Steph for being kaakibat in our sacred duty to protect the town’s heritage. I know we are doing it for the people of Gumaca and the future generation. It will ultimately pay off.

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Great discussion, Matt. I also noted with interest that the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Left Behind Neighbourhoods published a Report this week entitled A Neighbourhood Strategy for National Renewal, and their recommendations are remarkably similar to those policies embedded in the Strategy launched 25 years ago. Although society has moved on immensely, many of the drivers for neighbourhood renewal remain the same, and many of the recommended approaches still apply. However, it is with frustration that both the APPG Report and the session with Baroness Armstrong seem to understate a key benefit that was revealed from previous programmes of neighbourhood renewal - that of reducing the potential for these areas to be ‘sink-holes’ for the Exchequer and the UK taxpayer. Don’t get me wrong, I am a big believer in neighbourhood renewal per se. If delivered and organised in the right way, it can certainly address the challenges of our ‘left behind’ areas, and it can deliver a range of social, economic, health, education, community safety and environmental outcomes, thereby improving quality of life conditions and the satisfaction of local people. Evidence from academia and the UK Government itself confirms that neighbourhood renewal over the last 20 years has ensured significant improvements to many disadvantaged areas. Indeed, Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research produced the main NDC evaluation which concluded that it was an overwhelming success. But, more importantly, the evaluation also compared NDC areas with similar non-NDC areas, and found that without the NDC investment and the neighbourhood renewal approach, many of these comparable areas became ‘left behind’. Moreover, the evaluation revealed that most non-NDC areas had a significantly higher net cost to the Exchequer than its comparable NDC area, with increased costs to the benefit system, lower tax revenues generated, and increased costs linked to higher crime rates and poor health. Although not identified as a key conclusion in the evaluation, it is my belief that even taking into consideration the significant NDC investment over its 10-year period, many NDC’s actually saved the Exchequer money. In effect, what I am saying is that neighbourhood renewal is not just an important way of improving people’s quality of life, it also makes financial sense for the UK Government. Turning around the downward spiral of decline can lead to less public funds being invested in those ‘left behind’ areas in the longer-term. Given this argument, I am perplexed as to why the All-Party Parliamentary Group has not stressed this point further. My previous of experience of the UK Government is that you may convince the relevant Secretary of State of a change in policy or funding, but at the end of the day the Treasury holds the purse strings.

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Preservationists must develop new strategies to promote affordable reuse of our historic places. As one small contribution to that conversation, I've called for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to update its 2007 policy statement on housing, which I hope will result in strengthened federal commitment to this goal. Check out this video, which tries to lay out some of the many issues through an example:

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In local government, preserving meeting minute-books stands as a testament to the dedication of councils to safeguarding their past. Handwritten relics of decisions made and paths chosen, these minute books are invaluable windows into our communal heritage. However, as time marches on, so do the challenges in maintaining these historical treasures. Take the example of a local Queensland council, which faced the daunting task of preserving its extensive collection of minute books spanning decades. Through triumphs and trials, they embarked on a journey toward digitisation, guided by a steadfast commitment to ensuring that the community's history endures. We recently wrote a case study on the council's journey digitising their minute books. It's a testament to the importance of preserving history and a reminder of the challenges that come with it. #history #preservation #digitisation #localgovernment #Queensland

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Historic Preservation is a foundational element of the Main Street Approach. A new report from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation proposes revising and updating preservation policy to respond to changing community needs, which would help Main Streets achieve their multi-faceted goals.Learn more about the report: https://bit.ly/4arMSeR

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