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The History of Historic

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:45:02 +0000

Historic preservation “Grande Dame” G.G. George was highlighted in this spanning piece in Phoenix Magazine about the history of historic preservation in Phoenix.

Y’know, I like to think I have a good grasp on historic preservation. But comprehensive articles like this one really punctuate what a long struggle it has been to preserve our most unique [...]

Annual Solstice Eve in Support of Roosevelt Row

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:05:17 +0000

Join your host committee for the annual Solstice Eve to support our friends on Roosevelt Row in Downtown Phoenix.

Friday, May 21, 2010 5:00-5:30pm – Hosts’ Reception 5:30pm til it’s over – Solstice Party!! PTE Offices at 1017 N. Central Ave Light Rail stop at Roosevelt

Tickets for this special event are $50 each and include food from Athenian Express, [...]

Don’t Abandon Historic Neighborhoods

kenclarkforaz — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:48:40 +0000

This from the Historic Neighborhoods Coalition…

Will Phoenix Abandon Its Historic Neighborhoods?

Sources at City Hall indicate that the movement progresses to make the Historic Preservation Department a part of a larger department. An appropriate department combination would be Historic Preservation with Community and Economic Development. As a nationally recognized asset to Phoenix, our historic neighborhoods [...]

Market Update, May Predictions

kenclarkforaz — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:33:52 +0000

As you might guess, March was an insane month.

Everybody was jumping for that tax credit. There were almost 9,000 sales of homes & condos in the Phoenix metro area in March, which was the 2nd highest March sales month ever.

The median sales price in March was higher than March 2009, making it the first year-over-year [...]

26 Blocks

kenclarkforaz — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:24:12 +0000

I remember standing in Melbourne, Australia a few years ago. This city has everything: live music, art, theater, gardens, food, etc. I was thinking about whether I should move there. Luckily I did not.

However, I got a strange uneasy feeling about the place. I could not put my finger on it until much later. I [...]

Energy Efficiency Tax Credit

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:11:58 +0000

My friend Tazmine who owns Blooming Rock Development has a post that I like listing the tax credits you can get for energy efficient improvements to your home.

The tax credits are for things like new energy efficient windows, upgraded air conditioning, new roofs, etc.

When I was the director of the state Energy Office, we were [...]

More on Threat to Historic Preservation

kenclarkforaz — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:51:27 +0000

SB1166 Fact Sheet

Courtesy of Arizona Preservation Foundation ~ http://www.azpreservation.org

WHEN & WHERE THE SB1166 HEARING WILL BE HELD

IN PERSON: The issue is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, starting at 1:30 p.m., Senate Hearing Room 3, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix.

BY E-MAIL/PHONE: If you cannot attend, you can [...]

The Way to Get By in Coronado

kenclarkforaz — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:39:49 +0000

The Coronado Historic Neighborhood is almost exclusively bungalow style homes with great big porches and lots of cool architectural features.

In the 1960s through the 1990s, neighborhoods like these fell in to disrepair and disfavor, as people looked for massive homes and modern features.

Thankfully, recently, people have started to re-appreciate the front porch. You know, actually [...]

Historic Preservation Tax Rate Under Attack

kenclarkforaz — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:32:13 +0000

This, from fellow CenPho and Historic Preservation advocate, Jim McPherson:

On Wednesday, State Senator Linda Gray (Republican) introduced SB 1166 that would eliminate the State Property Tax Reclassification program. This is the “tax break” for residential historic properties in Arizona: approximately 6,000 total statewide of which approximately 2,900 are in Phoenix and 2,000 in Tucson. It [...]

Action Alert Against Payday Lenders

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:11:53 +0000

ACTION ALERT: HB 2161 Hearing on Monday!

It’s official.

On Monday (January 25th) the House Banking and Insurance Committee will hear HB 2161, Rep. Tobin’s bill that would overturn the will of the voters and authorize 400% interest payday loans forever!

We need you to act now!

The payday lenders are making the rounds, trying to woo [...]