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This grass-roots group of BSL Historic District residents & admirers supports the BSL Historic Preservation Commission & raises awareness of district benefits.
There aren't any meetings. Or by-laws. Or dues.
Our mission is to bring together people who appreciate the Bay St. Louis Historic District to support its volunteer commissioners and the district. If there's a major issue that might impact the district, we'll alert you. When there are opportunities to volunteer or offer support, we'll let you know about those too! Just sign up here for email alerts.
If you're a member of Facebook, you can also like/follow our page.
There aren't any meetings. Or by-laws. Or dues.
Our mission is to bring together people who appreciate the Bay St. Louis Historic District to support its volunteer commissioners and the district. If there's a major issue that might impact the district, we'll alert you. When there are opportunities to volunteer or offer support, we'll let you know about those too! Just sign up here for email alerts.
If you're a member of Facebook, you can also like/follow our page.
Four big reasons why the Historic District is good for ALL of Bay St. Louis:
~ Property values within the BSL Historic District are among the highest in the state, (if not the highest) running from $200 to nearly $300 a square foot. Outside the district, prices aren't as high. Think of the Historic District as the Mississippi poster child for success. As of 2018, Bay St. Louis is the fastest growing city in the state .
~ The district and its commission costs the city taxpayers little or no money, but pays off in tax dividends for city coffers.
~ The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is the volunteer board that oversees the district. It meets once a month and considers about 150 cases a year. Since 2013, only six property owners have appealed HPC decisions to the council. That's because this commission has a long-standing reputation for "going by the book." Decisions are based on written guidelines adopted by the city, not politics or the personal preferences of commissioners.
~ To protect and enhance property values, any upscale neighborhood now has covenants to protect property owners from unsightly/inappropriate development in that neighborhood. Essentially, the HPC guidelines are neighborhood covenants, only less restrictive than many. For instance, in Chapel Hill (here in BSL), even paint colors must be approved. That's not true in the BSL Historic District.
~ The district and its commission costs the city taxpayers little or no money, but pays off in tax dividends for city coffers.
~ The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is the volunteer board that oversees the district. It meets once a month and considers about 150 cases a year. Since 2013, only six property owners have appealed HPC decisions to the council. That's because this commission has a long-standing reputation for "going by the book." Decisions are based on written guidelines adopted by the city, not politics or the personal preferences of commissioners.
~ To protect and enhance property values, any upscale neighborhood now has covenants to protect property owners from unsightly/inappropriate development in that neighborhood. Essentially, the HPC guidelines are neighborhood covenants, only less restrictive than many. For instance, in Chapel Hill (here in BSL), even paint colors must be approved. That's not true in the BSL Historic District.