Photo by Beth WadeUrban planner Nor Winter gives a talk at the Georgetown Public Library Aug. 15.
Urban planner Nor Winter gave a talk Aug. 15 at the Georgetown Public Library about city planning and historic preservation.
Winter, who worked with the city to complete the Downtown Master Plan and the Downtown and Old Town Design Guidelines, spoke about the importance of historic preservation to the city's economic development and character.
During his talk, he gave examples of how other cities throughout the United States have adopted and enforced master plans and design guidelines, including Boulder, Colo.
"It's the community who has to make who they want to be; they have to believe in the tools that we can help them develop, but they have to own them. They have to maintain them, and they have to be certain they are always being considered," Winter said.
