The City of Newburgh announced today that it will hold a free Board Training Session this Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

City of Newburgh Historic Preservation Officer Lynn Eberle will offer the Board Training Session for the Architectural Review Commission (ARC) at the Newburgh Heritage Center, (former Grand Street Courthouse) at 123 Grand Street.  Members of the Zoning Board and the Planning Board, as well as other City boards and interested parties are welcome to attend.

Julian Adams, Certified Local Government Coordinator from the New York State Historic Preservation Office, will be the guest speaker.  The agenda will include:

• Secretary of the Interior’s standards
• New York State Office of Historic Preservation (SHPO) standards
• Professionalism vs. Emotionalism
• Terminology
• State and Federal frameworks and programs and how you fit
• Other Historic Preservation Organizations, statewide and nationwide
• Knowing your preservation law
• Design review
• Compatible new constructions
• Tax credits
• Planning and funding the revitalization process- do’s and don’ts
• The benefits of National Register status