“When the Old Meets the New: Mixing Preservation with Progress”

Historic Preservation Training Seminar
July 23,2009
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Historic Barna Theatre
600 Greensboro Avenue
This workshop provides annual training for local historic preservation commission members and staff to meet Certified Local Government (CLG) requirements. Communities interested in establishing a local historic preservation planning program in accordance with CLG requirements are also encouraged to attend.
Registration: 8:00 – 8:45
Program: 9:00 – 4:00
The featured speaker is David Schneider, Executive Director of the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation. Ethics training for Preservation Commissioners will be provided by City of Tuscaloosa Office of the City Attorney. After lunch at one of Downtown Tuscaloosa’s fine dining establishments, there will be a tour of Tuscaloosa’s Downtown Urban Renewal Project.
The tour will also include a visit to the Historic Queen City Bathhouse, which is currently being converted to a museum. For more information, please contact Brendan Moore at bmoore@tuscaloosa.com or Sherry King at sking@tuscaloosa.com.