Proposed Federal Courthouse Harrisburg, PA

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Proposed Federal CourthouseHarrisburg, PA

• Effects on theCapitol Area Neighbors

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• GSA meet with CAN HHA on April 30th
• Gensler of Washington, DC. The ideal site will
  allow for security setbacks and parking on site
  for federal tenants (40 spots) and visitors while
  accommodating the current and future space
  requirement
• Polshek Partners, of Washington, DC, have been
  selected to design the building.
• Total Gross Square Feet 262,970
• Total Estimated Project Cost 102,262,000

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• 25 Properties
• Limited based on Central Business District
• 500 Year Flood Plain
• Security Concerns
• Right of Way (Roads Utilities)

• Known Offers
• City Government Center swap for Current Fed.
  Bldg
• YMCA Miller Mutual Insurance Firestone et.
  al.

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GSA Project Schedule Design Start
2006 End 2008 Construction Start 2009 End 2011
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• Steering Committee Actions
• Email Notifications
• Conversations with Residents, Businesses
  Elected Officials
• CAN SC Media Release on Monday June 20th (to
  Media and our elected officials)
• Letters to the Editor (Posted in the Room)
• Letter from the Mayor
• Interviews ABC27, FOX 43 and WHP21

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Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act
The mission of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation isto promote the preservation,
enhancement, and productive use of our Nation's
historic resources, andadvise the President and
Congress on national historic preservation policy.
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966,
as amended
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• What Is an Adverse Effect?
• In Section 106 review, a project is considered to
  adversely affect a historic property if it may
  alter the characteristics that qualify the
  property for inclusion in the National Register
  in a manner that would diminish the integrity of
  the property.
• Integrity is the ability of a property to convey
  its significance, based on its location, design,
  setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and
  association.
• Adverse effects can be direct or indirect. They
  include reasonably foreseeable impacts that may
  occur later in time, be farther removed in
  distance, or be cumulative.

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• Typical examples of adverse effects are

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Designated A Municipal Historic District
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The Capitol Area Neighborhood
Designated A National Historic District
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Special Intensity Districts SID-1 SID-2
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SPD - Special Planned Development CCL -
Community Commercial Limited RPO - Residential
Professional Office RLB - Residential Light
Business
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Satellite View
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The Changing Harrisburg SkylineView from
Wormleysburg
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Southwest View
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• Action Items
• CAN Recognized as a Stakeholder
• Contact Your Elected Officials GSA
• Write Letters to the Editor
• Display Window Signs
• Encourage Friends Neighbors
• to take Action
• www.achp.gov
• www.phmc.state.pa.us

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• Attend the GSA Scoping Meetings
• July 14th 2005
• 830 1030 AM at Hamilton School
• 1701 N. Sixth Street in the Gymnasium
• 100 300 PM at Harrisburg Hilton
• 600 800 PM at Harrisburg Hilton
• in the Allegheny and Juniata Rooms

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• ?? Questions ??

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• Matt Simmons
• simmonsmj_at_earthlink.net
• [phone]