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that they also help with gathering funds to help residents preserve their property.
“Some states are like Colorado,” Gullett said. “We have this great State Historical Fund that o ers grants to properties that are on the national registry, you have to apply and all that. But, it is an option. And then in every state, you have the opportunity to go after tax credits, and those are at the federal level. ose tax credits help you basically o set costs of taking care of your historic property.”
Gullet explained the LHPC is a part of the “certi ed local government” program and that designation comes with powers that the other agencies do not have.
“ ere is actually a process to go through for alterations for local landmarks that does not exist for the National Register,” she said. “And then as far as the historical society goes, that’s just a great way to recognize the history. It doesn’t have any teeth and doesn’t convey any of the designation bene ts. So, you can’t go after grants, you can’t go after tax credits.” ere are only four properties on the LHPC register so far. One of them is Eiber Village at Garrison Station, owned by Jim Hartman, co-owner of Hartman Ely Investments.
Gullett said that getting a plaque is prestigious, but property owners need more. is means help preserving, restoring and protecting their properties. e LHPC has the power to do this.
On the Hartman Ely website,
“ e original 1960s buildings operated most recently as the Hospice of Saint John and this important property was designated by the City of Lakewood as a local historic site,” according to the website. Colorado Community Media covered the project when it started in 2019.
Now, Eiber Village is an a ordable housing for seniors in the Lakewood community.
According to Hartman, the LHPC was a great help in turning e Hospice of St John into Eiber Vil-
“ e Lakewood folks were really helpful giving us a bunch of in- either on a local or a state or a federal historic register, then the property can qualify for tax credits. And that’s a big piece of the funding oftentimes to make projects happen.”
Hartman goes on to describe how the LHPC helped with suggestions during the renovations, o ering historic information that helped inform some design decisions. He urges property owners to register their properties because the funding is needed to help preserve many Lakewood properties. According to Hartman, the LHPC and other organizations “can be extremely helpful, then open the doors to lots of good nancing.” e LHPC has other duties as well, including surveying the city for properties of historic note, even if that notoriety is hyperlocal. e LHPC’s work is all about preserving and protecting the properties which includes surveying, interagency collaboration, and also in aiding property owners as they seek funding. at means community engagement events like scavenger hunts and talks like the Morse Park Survey presentation made on May 23 at the visitors center of Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park.
Council. During her presentation, Gullett presented a few ndings that she and her team made while surveying Lakewood.
Gullett said that the commission’s duties could take a while to list. What she would like the community to know is that properties with any historic signi cance should be registered with LHPC.
“We want to get people excited,” Gullett said.
(LHPC’s) Historic Register, which is
Gullet recently made her 2022 Lakewood Historic Preservation Report to the Lakewood City e results of the recent surveys will be available to the public in time. Stay updated, register a property and nd more information on the LHPC webpage.
The works of African-American composer Florence Price (1899-1952) have only lately been receiving the attention they are due, and her harmonically lush Mass in F for chorus and organ will be juxtaposed against another mass setting by a modern female composer, the “Tongues of Fire” Mass by Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951). McDowall was honored in 2021 by receiving the new carol commission from the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge for their annual Lessons & Carols Service, broadcast to millions on Christmas Eve, and she thus entered the history books as a choral composer of the first rank.
Increasing state fire investigators
Having more state re investigators is important, especially for small re districts, North Fork Fire Chief Curt Rogers said, noting that some re departments don’t have investigators, so they rely on the state investigator.
e new law ensures the state has more capacity and resources to do the investigations, added Rep. Tammy Story, who represents District 25 including Evergreen and Conifer.
More re investigators statewide who can help gure out why res occur will provide more data, so the state can do whatever it can to stop them, Cutter said.
Education and recruitment
Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, who represents District 17 in eastern Boulder County, said she wanted to support the next generation to do forestry and wild re mitigation work.
Cutter added: “If we don’t have people to do the work, we are all in trouble. Everyone tells us they need more people on the ground, and these programs will help with that.” dedicated. It shows time management skills. It shows a lot of qualities that a lot of universities are looking for. know, it’s great for students. It’s great for performing and that aspect of it. But more importantly, it provides community. It provides just so much for students and for our school.
JT: Would you consider marching band another avenue for scholarships and things like that?
AC: Absolutely, it is. It opens up a lot of doors in music speci cally, but also a lot of other things. When colleges and when people see that you’ve done something like marching band or indoor percussion, you know, that shows that you’re
JTJ: And how did you manage to grow a music program? At a time when people are cutting music programs? What’s your secret? What’s the magic?
AC: e magic is you just gotta work. You just got to do it. We have an incredible admin in Alameda. We have incredible students, we have incredible parents, we have an incredible community. e support comes from everywhere. So, it’s perseverance, it’s persistence. It’s loving the children. It’s just, I don’t look at it like it’s a lot of work. And it really is something that I love to do. I love the community. I love what I get to
So, you know, there is no one secret. It really is just hard work, and keep doing what you love.
JT: So, where does all of this come from? What inspires you?
AC: Students, honestly. And, I’m going to keep coming back to the community. e community is unlike any other you’re going to nd. And the love and support look di erent here than in other communities. What we have, it’s something special. And so I love what I get to do, I love the people, I get to spend my time with at Alameda. It’s a special blessing.
For more information about the AIHS, Cogswell and the marching band program, check out the AIHS website.
