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Birmingham seeks input on a historic reservation master plan BY MARY GENSON
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BIRMINGHAM — As they prepare to develop a historic preservation master plan, the city of Birmingham’s Historic District Commission is seeking public feedback. The city of Birmingham has been doing historic preservation work since the 1970s; however, they have never established a historic preservation master plan. They recently posted a survey on Engage Birmingham to collect community input and get a feel for where the public stands. “We are trying to get some feedback on what really matters to people, what types of resources they want to protect, their understanding of the historic resources that we have and how important it is to them,” Historic District Commission Vice Chair Dustin Kolo said. Kolo said that Birmingham’s historic resources played a factor when he moved to Michigan.
The Hewitt House Historic District is pictured on Townsend Street in Birmingham, a city that is home to many historical residential and commercial buildings.
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Students get excited about reading during Battle of the Books cally big readers. The competition is beneficial to their reading skills and puts the students in a team scenario where they get to socialize and work together towards a common goal, the district said. “It’s just so much fun to see the creativity, and the kids get so excited about reading, answering questions, spendSee BOOKS on page 18A
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BIRMINGHAM — On March 9, Birmingham Public School fourth and fifth graders will compete in the Baldwin Public Library’s Battle of the Books at 10 a.m. at Groves High School.
The Battle of the Books has taken place for several years and averages at about 375 students each year. Participating students form teams and read from a selected list of five books. On competition day, teams compete by answering trivia questions about the books they read. Each year, the battle encourages reading habits for both students who love books as well as students who are not typi-
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BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com