The Middleton Landmarks Committee reviewed and agreed on changes to its landmark designation form and discussed updates to the committee’s landmarks book.

Staff member said the designation form’s second page now reflects language approved by the Common Council the previous night and that the committee added links to preservation standards for preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction.

Committee members requested additional fields on the form: who submitted the application (to capture third-party submissions), contact information for the staff liaison, an internal submitted date for tracking timeline requirements in the ordinance, and an approval/owner-approval line. “So the changes that we wanna make are to add who submitted it, who was our internal contact person, and the date submitted,” Committee member said. Members agreed to return the revised form for a vote at the next meeting after wider review by committee members Thomas, Charles and Jeff.

On publication work, members discussed updating the committee’s landmarks book to include corrected addresses, new survey results (including mid-century modern resources), drawings from Brian Strasburg, and QR codes linking to more detailed information online. Staff said she will get reproduction quotes and explore grant sources to fund the book; members also suggested asking the city attorney whether the committee can charge a small fee for printed copies and where any revenue would be deposited.

Committee members also noted existing plaques on buildings and said owners are generally willing to retain current plaques while also adding new material; the committee will coordinate with property owners before changing mounted plaques.

No formal vote was taken; members agreed to circulate the revised form for comment and bring it back for approval at the next meeting.