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The effort to create a Local Historic District around Mirror Lake encountered a slight delay last month when the Community Planning and Preservation Commission (CPPC) failed to reach a quorum and was unable to vote on the application.
It’s easy to get caught up in a binary “us vs. them” debate about saving St. Petersburg’s historic buildings. According to the results of Keeping the Vibe Alive: The Impact of Historic Preservation in St. Petersburg, there’s more consensus than you might think.
Despite decades of research and practice demonstrating the value historic neighborhoods and and historic structures add to cities, property owners in historic neighborhoods sometimes encounter a swirl of myths, horror stories and half-truths.
