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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Interview Questions When the vacancy is for a specialized representative or an alternate, make that clear to everyone at the start. What is the purpose of historic preservation? 1. In what ways can the Historic Preservation Commission contribute to our City? 2. What useful experience, knowledge, or perspective would you bring to the Commission? 3. Are you familiar with the National Register of Historic Places and how a property becomes listed on it? 4. What do you see as important issues of preservation that confront us in the next few years, and why are they important? 5. How do you see the relationship between historic preservation and economic development? 6. Are there any improvements, buildings, structures, signs, objects, features, sites, places, or areas that you feel are especially suitable candidates for historic preservation designation? 7. Is there anything else you would like to add about your interest in the Historic Preservation Commission?