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The Nine-Minute Hearing: How Albion Erased Its Historic Preservation Commission
2026-04-19
Key Actions & Decisions
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The Albion Village Board officially removed Chapter 173 from the village code, effectively dissolving the HPC.
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Review of historic rehabilitation projects will now fall under the purview of the Village Planning Board and the Code Enforcement Officer.
After years of struggling with quorum issues that stalled renovation projects, the Albion Village Board voted in February to dissolve the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), shifting oversight of the village’s 65 registered historic structures to the Planning Board and code enforcement officer.