Prescott committees weigh grants, heritage delisting
Prescott’s Planning Advisory Committee and Heritage Committee met in late June to consider funding a downtown upgrade and potentially removing a heritage designation for a property with a demolition application. Meeting minutes have not yet been published, so official decisions remain unconfirmed.
Planning Advisory Committee
At its June 23 meeting, the Planning Advisory Committee was scheduled to review a Community Improvement Program (CIP) application for 111 King Street West. The agenda included a proposal to award up to $15,000 in non-repayable matching grant funding and to cover permit fees up to the greater of $1,000 or 10% of applicable costs for downtown property upgrades. Routine administrative items, such as agenda approval and ratification of previous minutes, were also listed.
Heritage Committee
The Prescott Heritage Committee met on June 25 to discuss several heritage-related matters. The main item was the potential removal of the heritage designation for 440 Dibble Street West, known as the Albert Whitney House, which has an active demolition application. The committee also debated revisions to the heritage designation by-law for 186-198 King Street West to clarify window openings. Additionally, the agenda included a verbal update on the intention to designate 408 East Street and 388 Centre Street, an expenditure for heritage designation identification signs (amount not specified in the agenda), and publication of a Heritage Frequently Asked Questions page on the town website.
Coming up
No regular meetings of Prescott committees or council are listed in the public agenda for the next two weeks.