Mission Statement: "The Rutherford Historic Preservation Commission actively protects and promotes all of Rutherford's historic resources through advocacy and education."
Description of the commission: The RHPC is part of the Borough of Rutherford. The commission's volunteers are appointed yearly by the Mayor and Council. Meetings are open to the public and are generally held at 8:00pm on the first Monday (excluding borough holidays) of each month in the council's workroom, upstairs in Borough Hall.
2010 Members:
Councilwoman Kim Birdsall
Rod Leith, Historian
Bill Galloway
John Uhl, Liaison Planning Board
Edna Huesmann
Dr.Oksana Baczynskyj-Heimur
Robert Van Winkle
Josephine Clark
Steve Savitsky
John Moe
Charles Ryan
Richard Rovito
Councilwoman Kim Birdsall, Liaison
We provide historic perspectives on borough activities such as:
- Rutherford Downtown Partnership Streetscape Enhancements
- Nomination and Registration of town wide historic assets for National and State Historic registries
- Impact on historic assets affected by public and private development
- Formulation of Borough ordinances and Master Plan review
- Liaison with non borough historic partners such as Federal, State of NJ, Bergen County and other national and local historic preservation organizations.
Current projects include:
Rutherford Houses of Worship Lecture Series: An ongoing educational series of public meetings celebrating Rutherford's historic houses of worship
Public Education and Historic Publications: We review historic surveys and aid in reference materials pertaining to all of Rutherford's historic assets. We are currently reviewing the 1981 Bergen County Historic Sites Survey.
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