Suwanee Gets Encouraging News on Historic District

Suwanee officials have received a favorable reaction to their formal application for a national Historic District in Old Town. However, officials in charge of screening want to meet with the city before resuming the process.

State officials said the proposed Historic District "meets the criteria for listing in the National Register," according to a December 2012 letter to Suwanee officials and others involved in the review process.

However, state officials noted that they have received a petition by "a number of property owners" within the proposed district who are opposed to the district. The number is about one-third of the historic residential buildings within the proposed district.

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According to the review process, if a majority of property owners in the proposed district oppose the plans, the district would not be formed.

"At this point in the nomination process, the National Register staff believes that more public information needs to be made available in order to address residents' concerns about the proposed National Register district," the letter reads.

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