HERMISTON â The Oregon National Guard has been recognized for its cultural resources management at Camp Umatilla.
The guard received the Environmental Security Award for Cultural Resources Management for the 2020 fiscal year from the Army National Guard for its work in preserving the historical aspects of the site while upgrading it into a modern training facility.
Camp Umatilla is located west of Hermiston on part of the former Umatilla Chemical Depot. The army depot opened in 1941 as the United States prepared to enter World War II, and began storing chemical weapons in 1962. It was decommissioned in 2015, with parts preserved for Camp Umatilla, a wildlife refuge and industrial development.
Nine Iowa communities receive historic preservation grants
BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF
The historic Muscatine County Jail. Submitted photo
Nine Iowa communities have been selected to receive a total of $108,284 in grants for historic preservation projects. The State Historic Preservation Office, a bureau of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, awarded the grants through its Certified Local Government program for historic preservation. The projects and grant amounts are:
•Des Moines Historic Preservation Commission, $25,000 to revise its citywide historic preservation plan.
•Sioux City Historic Preservation Commission, $15,000 to survey its downtown for potential sites to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
By Editor | February 4, 2021
By MARK EVANS
mevans@stegenherald.com
After denying an LED sign to the Church of Ste. Genevieve on Jan. 25, the Ste. Genevieve Heritage Commission approved a pair of requests for certificates of appropriateness for one property owner and tabled another request.
The commission was also updated on a State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) grant to put on a workshop.
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Steve Wallen requested certificates to replace an existing asbestos tile roof with a standing-seam, hidden-fastener metal roof on a house at 118 N. 5th Street. He also requested a certificate to replace the existing wooden windows with white vinyl windows on the circa 1900 home.
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