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7� y �k� 'a,nes Once - elegant Qwen.4ntie, Italianate, and Onfisman homes in a dea elictb di anapbiY neigbbo; {iood will be rrstoted new owners tk�I1 to a; partnership betweenthe eity and Historic Landmarh Fmindatioti ofIndzind Photo eotlk4 of Historic Ixtridnzarks Foundation ofltidiaiza. a........... INDIANA Once destined for almost total demolition, Indianapolis's Fall Creek Place neighborhood is poised to become a thriving residential area offering affordable downtown housing. The neighborhood's remain- ing houses, built from the 1880s to 1930s, are now largely vacant and deteriorated. historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana has convinced the city to sell 40 -50 houses, for $1 each, to its Fund for Landmark Indianapolis Properties (FLIP) program. After conducting stabilization and exterior restoration (with help from a $250,000 loan from the National Trust), Historic Landmarks will resell the houses at mar- ket or subsidized rates — depending on the buyer's income —to owners who must complete the rehabil- itation and live in the home at least five years. Historic Landmarks returns 50 percent of the net pro- ceeds of the transaction to the city of Indianapolis after each sale. To date, FLIP has acquired 11 properties and resold 5 for a profit of $25,000. With help from a $4 million HUD grant, the city also plans to enhance the Fall Creek Place Homeownership Zone with compatible new homes. For infor- mation, contact Cynthia Brubaker, director, Central Regional Office, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, at (317) 639.4534, brubaker®historiclandmarks.org. NATIONAL UPDATE: SMART GROWTH Wisconsin: The Historic Preservation Division of the Wisconsin Historical Society may be the only SHPO in the nation with a full -time smart growth coordinator. Rick Bernstein has held the position since June, leading the society's new Smart Growth Initiative. The impetus is Wisconsin's 1999 comprehensive planning law (known as the Smart Growth Legislation) which requires all local governments that make land -use decisions to have a comprehensive plan by 2010. Each plan must address nine elements includ- ing, notably, cultural resources. "We see this as a tremendous opportunity" Bernstein says. He is helping local governments to include historic preservation elements in their plans. The Smart Growth Initiative has also created an informational website (www.shsw.wisc.Cdu/histbuild /smartgrowth), and will produce a publication (A Smart Growth Guide to Historic Preservation: A Manual for Communities), regional work- shops, and a conference. Contact Rick Bernstein at (608) 264.6506, rabemstein@mail.shsw.wisc.edu. Kentucky: In May, Gov. Paul E. Patton kicked off a statewide Smart Growth initiative by forming a bipartisan, 35- member Smart Growth Task Force. The group's five working committees will gather public comments, study smart growth initiatives of other states, and review state regulations and pro- grams. Next fall, the Task Force will recommend ways the state can encourage local governments to adopt smart growth principles. David L. Morgan, executive director of the Kentucky Heritage Council and state historic preservation officer, serves on the Community Development and Design Committee, which has been holding community forums throughout the state to discuss and gather feedback on issues such as historic preservation and adaptive use, downtown revitalization, housing, and community design. For information, visit the Kentucky Smart Growth website at http: / /smartgrowth.state.ky.us. STATEWIDE AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS The Statewide and -Local Partnerships Program has been working, with its partner organizations, on promoting cultural diversity. Last summer an intern from the National Park Service /Student Conser- vation Association's Diversity Internship Program worked with Statewide and Local Partnerships to research ways that nonprofits promote diversity within their organizations and communities. This research resulted in the report "Embracing Cultural Diversity: Perspectives on Implementing an Initiative," which can be viewed on the Forum website. We have also created an Emerging Preservation Leaders Cultural Diversity fellowship. The National Trust will provide matching support for a Statewide or Local Partner organization to hire a fellow for a two -year program position supporting the develop- ment of culturally diverse programming for the organization. For a copy of "Embracing Cultural Diver- sity" or for more information on the fellowship, contact Statewide and Local Partnerships at (202) 588- 6186. Also look for a special cultural diversity issue of STATEments in January on Forum Online. F' 0 R U M N E W S