Renewal of Special Assessment for Historic Properties is A “No-Go” this Legislative Sessionby Peggy Moretti At the June 7th House Revenue Committee work session, the committee chair, Representative Nancy Nathanson, decided not to move HB 2447 forward. This decision ends the bill moving in this 2021 legislative session. Special Assessment – Oregon’s only state incentive […]
Historic Yamaguchi Hotel Deserves a Better Fate than Demolition and Erasure of its Cultural Heritage
Historic Yamaguchi Hotel Deserves a Better Fate than Demolition and Erasure of its Cultural Heritage by Peggy Moretti A primary contributing building in the Portland New Chinatown-Japantown Historic District, the historic Yamaguchi Hotel/former Blanchet House has seen better days, and now stands alone surrounded by surface parking lots. A demolition application has been filed with the […]
Our Legislative Forecast: Murky Skies
By Carrie Richter Restore Oregon’s Policy and Advocacy Committee is weighing in on and/or monitoring a number of bills that may impact historic preservation this session. What many of these bills have in common is that they mandate one-size-fits-all zoning on communities without any understanding of the local circumstances – essentially depriving communities of the same […]
The Power of Preservation in a Post-Covid-19 Recovery
Congress will soon start deliberating the next economic stimulus package to combat the impacts of the pandemic. It’s important they remember the critical role that historic preservation can play in recovery efforts and job creation. Time and again, preservation has proven to bolster our civic, social, and economic systems. Our historic places aren’t just bricks […]