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2015 Annual PACNY Member Meeting, Officer And Board Of Director Election Results

3 February, 2015 10:26 am - Leave a Comment

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Some of the attending at the 2015 PACNY Annual Meeting.

The Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY) held its Annual Members Meeting on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at the Barnes-Hiscock Mansion in Syracuse. The event was well attended (over 50 members were present). PACNY President Murray Gould provided remarks that included a review of PACNY’s events and activities in 2014 followed by announcements of our goals and initiatives for 2015. We are pleased to announce that our Annual Theme for 2015 will be “Celebrating Central New York”, which references PACNY’s expanded mission to support preservation advocacy in the five-county region, including Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego Counties. In addition, PACNY is exploring strategies to increase our funding and revenue streams to support our goal of retaining an Executive Director to better deliver our mission.

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Ruth Pierpont presenting to attendees.

The keynote address was provided by Ms. Ruth Pierpont, the Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Historic Preservation Office. Ms. Pierpont’s presentation was an interesting and engaging summary of SHPO’s recent activities and initiatives throughout the state (including Central New York). The Deputy Commissioner also provided to PACNY a thoughtful Certificate of Merit in recognition of our recent 40th Anniversary in 2014.

In addition, at the Annual Meeting the members in attendance elected our new Officers and Board of Directors.

PACNY’s Officers for 2015-2016:

* Murray Gould, President (Port City Preservation, LLC)
* Patrick Heaton, Vice-President (Environmental Design & Research, D.P.C.)
* Andrew D’Agostino, Treasurer (The Community Preservation Corporation)
* Margaret Sithole, Secretary (Empire State College)

PACNY’s Board of Directors for 2015:

* John Auwaerter (SUNY-Environmental Science & Forestry)
* Dean Biancavilla (Holmes – King – Kallquist & Associates, Architects)
* Mary Duffin (Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District)
* Barton Feinberg (Sutton Real Estate Company, LLC)
* Julie Gedro (Empire State College)
* Jeanie Gleisner (Central New York Regional Planning & Development Board)
* Michael Long (Finger Lakes Planning & Development)
* Patricia O’Reilly (New York State Homes & Community Renewal)
* Nicholas Petragnani, Jr. (The Community Preservation Corporation)
* Bruce Poushter (Sugarman Law Firm)

PACNY would also like to thank the following former Board members whose terms expired this year for their dedication and service to the organization:

* Elizabeth Crawford (Crawford & Stearns Architects & Preservation Planners)
* Bruce Harvey (Harvey Research & Consulting)
* Tom Magnarelli (CuseTonight)
* Michael Stanton (National Grid)

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The meeting after the meeting at the Barnes-Hiscock Mansion.

PACNY’s new Board of Directors looks forward to continuing to serve our membership and the community by advocating for the preservation of our region’s historic resources.

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PACNY Membership Renewal Announcement For 2015

26 December, 2014 6:59 pm - Leave a Comment

On behalf of your Board of Directors, we hope that you will renew your PACNY membership for another year.

2014 has been a busy and successful year for PACNY. We spent the year celebrating and honoring historic preservation in Central New York. Among our memorable events were the annual awards ceremony in May 22 at the High Peaks Club (on the top floor of Syracuse’s State Tower) and our 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Palace Theater in December.

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Our discussion panel at our 40th Anniversary Celebration.

PACNY is an all-volunteer organization and getting the word out about our events and activities can be challenging. We hope that you regularly visit our website at www.pacny.net and follow us on Facebook to keep track of our efforts, activities, and events.

Having a strong membership base is critical to supporting PACNY’s mission of preserving our architectural heritage in Central New York. Renewing your membership is easy – you can go to our website at www.pacny.net or complete and return the attached membership renewal form. Don’t forget that your membership dues are tax deductible.

Your involvement is important to preservation here in Central New York. Thank you in advance for your continued support for PACNY.

Sincerely,
PACNY Membership Committee

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PACNY’s 40th Anniversary Celebration – Sean Kirst’s Article In Today’s Post-Standard – And Extended Registration!

2 December, 2014 10:18 am - Leave a Comment

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 2ND!

To register, see: PACNY’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

2014nov12_40th_Ann_ImageThursday, December 4, 2014 – 5:30 p.m.
The Palace Theater (google map)
2384 James St., Syracuse NY 13206

Please join us as we celebrate PACNY’s contributions to the preservation of Central New York’s historic resources over the past forty years. We are very excited to reminisce and revel in our achievements with wonderful preservation stories of the past four decades and hope you will join us in this celebration. The evening will include a series of story sharing and discussions shared by those who tell it best.

Abundant hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and birthday cake!
 

How We Almost Leveled Hanover And Armory Squares

PACNY is pleased to share a link to today’s (2 December 2014) Post-Standard and syracuse.com article “How We Almost Leveled Hanover And Armory Squares: PACNY’s 40-Year Effort To Stop Reckless Demolition“, written by columnist (and 2013 PACNY Sacred Places speaker) Sean Kirst.

From Mike Stanton’s Post To The PACNY Listserv:

In the 1960s the city of Syracuse made plans to demolish Hanover Square and Armory Square. The Landmark Theater on South Salina Street (Loew’s State Theater) was marked for demolition, just like the other theaters nearby that had already come down.

In his column today, Sean Kirst offers a preview of PACNY’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Thursday at the Palace Theatre. A panel of experts — moderated by Centerstate CEO president Rob Simpson — will recount four decades of efforts to preserve the best of our region’s architectural legacy, both the successes and the failures.

From The syracuse.com Article (Direct Link):

You have to take a look at what we almost lost to fully appreciate those who intervened. Monday, photographer Ellen Blalock and I met Dennis Connors at Hanover Square in Syracuse. We admired the elaborate stone facade of the Gridley Building, built in 1867, and the ornate detail of the elegant Gere Bank Building, just next door.

16475844-mmmainIn a plan from the mid-1960s, they were supposed to become rubble.

No kidding. That’s straight from the “Central Syracuse Illustrative Plan.” I brought it along when I went to speak with Connors, curator of history for the Onondaga Historical Association. David Harding, an old friend and a landscape architect with QPK Design, came across that plan not long ago, while doing some research. He marveled at this once-prominent civic vision for a downtown that never happened — fortunately — and then sent me a copy.

Image Caption From The Article: Dennis Connors, civic historian, with the Gridley Building at Hanover Square: In the 1960s, against all logic, they almost decided at City Hall to tear it down. (Ellen M. Blalock | eblalock@syracuse.com)

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