The Politics of Historic Districts
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The Politics of Historic Districts

A Primer for Grassroots Preservation

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eBook - ePub

The Politics of Historic Districts

A Primer for Grassroots Preservation

About this book

The worst thing in politics is to be right and to lose. This how-to guide will give citizens who are fighting to designate a local historic district the political know-how to win the support of fellow residents and city hall. Everything is here: learning to think politically, mastering the political process; planning and strategy; campaign organizing and leadership; framing a practical vision; anticipating and handling the opposition; conducting community meetings; skirmishing with property rightists; managing issues, petitions, and public opinion; dealing with public officials; strategizing for public hearings; and winning the vote for district designation. The Politics of Historic Districts is an indispensable resource whose practical, hands-on lessons are informed by extensive research and the author's own experiences in winning a district designation, chairing a historic preservation commission, and teaching political science. By showing how and why communities make political decisions to designate historic districts, Bill Schmickle encourages preservationists to ignore the traditional tensions between preservation and political action and points the way to a fuller understanding of the politics that shape local historic districts.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction: What D’ya Know?
  8. 1 Before You Take Another Step
  9. 2 Thinking Politically about Historic District Designation
  10. 3 How It Starts
  11. 4 A Walk through the Designation Process
  12. 5 On Planning and Strategy
  13. 6 Our Strategic Line: A Community in/within Conflict
  14. 7 Makers, Breakers, Takers, and Shapers: The Political Field of Play
  15. 8 Leadership and Organization
  16. 9 Working with Shapers
  17. 10 A Practical Vision
  18. 11 Thinking Politically about Design Guidelines
  19. 12 It’s Personal
  20. 13 Sticks and Stones
  21. 14 The Campaign Kickoff
  22. 15 Community Meeting Arrangements
  23. 16 Your Community Presentation
  24. 17 FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
  25. 18 Thinking Politically about Q&A: The Moving Pattern of Opponents’ Challenges
  26. 19 Our Reframing Q&A Strategy
  27. 20 Answering Opposition Questions I: From “Distrust of Them” to the “Pivotal Shift”
  28. 21 Answering Opposition Questions II: From the “Pivotal Shift” to “Distrust of Us”
  29. 22 Skirmishing with Radical Property Rightists
  30. 23 Petition Politics
  31. 24 Reaching Out to the Opposition
  32. 25 Moving on to City Hall
  33. 26 Behind-the-Scenes Intelligence
  34. 27 Working with the Press
  35. 28 A Civic Vision
  36. 29 The Politics of Public Hearings
  37. 30 A Conversation with a Lobbyist
  38. 31 A Checklist for One-on-One Meetings
  39. 32 Our Public Hearing Presentation
  40. 33 The Politics of Compromise
  41. 34 Winning the Vote
  42. Index
  43. About the Author