Mini Poll Results

Historic Districts

New or old?

14%
New
86%
Old

When was your residence built? (Choose the one that most narrowly applies.)

5%
In the past few years
9%
In the past 25 years
16%
In the past 50 years
31%
In the past 100 years
39%
More than a hundred years ago
1%
I don't know

Has the neighborhood in which you live been designated a historic district?

48%
Yes
40%
No
12%
I don’t know

Would you like the neighborhood in which you live to be designated a historic district?

25%
Yes
33%
No
42%
It already is

Would you like the neighborhood in which you live to shed its designation as a historic district?

4%
Yes
53%
No
43%
It isn’t a historic district now -- or don't know if it is

Did you know that different historic districts in the city each have slightly different guidelines and rules?

70%
Yes
30%
No

Thinking about your own historic district, are the rules and guidelines too strict, not strict enough, or just about right?

8%
Too strict
7%
Not strict enough
31%
Just about right
12%
Just about right, but not correctly enforced
42%
It isn't a historic district now – or don’t know if it is

Which of the following statements comes closer to your view: Too many vacant buildings in the city are being demolished; or, Not enough vacant buildings in the city are being demolished?

45%
Too many
55%
Not enough

Which of the following should figure most prominently in the decision whether or not to allow the demolition of a building in a historic district?

22%
Condition of the building
2%
Age of the building
40%
Realistic potential for reusing the building
4%
Cost of reusing the building
10%
History of the building
14%
Architecture of the building
4%
Whatever would replace the building
2%
Location of the building
4%
Wishes of the building’s closest neighbors

In general, do you support a program that allows people who rehabilitate a historic building to take a credit against their state taxes for some portion of the cost of the work?

92%
Yes
8%
No

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Mini Poll Results

Historic Districts

Paid for by The Slay Committee Judy Murphy – Treasurer

Paid for by The Slay Committee
Judy Murphy – Treasurer