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AGENDA City of Milton Historic Preservation Commission Wednesday, September 23, 2026 5:30 p.m. Milton City Hall, Conference Room 710 South Janesville Street Call To Order Approve Agenda Approval Of Minutes - August 26, 2026 08-26-2026 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES.PDF Discussion And Possible Action Regarding The Interpretative Sign Project Discussion And Possible Action Regarding Proposal Of Project 1838 PROJECT 1838 - MILTON HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.PDF Discussion And Possible Action Regarding The 2027 Gravestone Cleaning Workshop Reports & Updates (The Following Items Will Not Have Any Action Taken) Milton Historical Society / Milton House Museum General Items Set Next Meeting Date Motion To Adjourn **Please note that upon reasonable notice, at least 48 hours in advance, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs to disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information to request this service, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 868 -6900, 710 S. Janesville Street, Milton, WI 53563. **Notice is hereby given that a majority of the Common Council may be present at this meeting at the above mentioned date and time to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting of the City Council pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v. Greendale Village Bd., 173 Wis. 2d 553, 494 N.W. 2d 408 (1993) and must be noticed as such, although the City Council will not take any formal action at this meeting. Posted by: Jenny Salvo, City Clerk on September 18, 2026 Posted at: Milton City Hall, Milton Public Library, and Milton Piggly Wiggly 1. 2. 3. Documents: 4. 5. Documents: 6. 7. a. 8. 9. 10. AGENDA City of Milton Historic Preservation Commission Wednesday, September 23, 2026 5:30 p.m. Milton City Hall, Conference Room 710 South Janesville Street Call To Order Approve Agenda Approval Of Minutes - August 26, 2026 08-26-2026 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES.PDF Discussion And Possible Action Regarding The Interpretative Sign Project Discussion And Possible Action Regarding Proposal Of Project 1838 PROJECT 1838 - MILTON HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.PDF Discussion And Possible Action Regarding The 2027 Gravestone Cleaning Workshop Reports & Updates (The Following Items Will Not Have Any Action Taken) Milton Historical Society / Milton House Museum General Items Set Next Meeting Date Motion To Adjourn **Please note that upon reasonable notice, at least 48 hours in advance, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs to disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information to request this service, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 868 -6900, 710 S. Janesville Street, Milton, WI 53563. **Notice is hereby given that a majority of the Common Council may be present at this meeting at the above mentioned date and time to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting of the City Council pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v. Greendale Village Bd., 173 Wis. 2d 553, 494 N.W. 2d 408 (1993) and must be noticed as such, although the City Council will not take any formal action at this meeting. Posted by: Jenny Salvo, City Clerk on September 18, 2026 Posted at: Milton City Hall, Milton Public Library, and Milton Piggly Wiggly 1. 2. 3. Documents: 4. 5. Documents: 6. 7. a. 8. 9. 10. City of Milton Historic Preservation Commission August 26, 2026 Call To Order Chair Olson called the meeting to order at 5: 57 p.m. Present: High School Representative Max Olson, Sari Ham, Amy Oe chs ner , Harvey Smith and Terry Williamson. Milton House Executive Director Keighton Klos att ended the meeting virtually. Also Present: City Clerk Jenny Salvo Approve Agenda Comm. Williamson motioned to approve the agenda. Comm. Oechsner seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. Approval Of Minutes – July 22, 2026 Comm. Smith motioned to approve the meeting minutes from July 22 , 2026 as amended. Comm. Ham seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposal of Project 1838 The Commission presented discussed the next steps for the Project 1838. There was no action taken on this item. Reports & Updates  Milton Historical Society/Milton House Museum – Comm. Williamson provided an update on behalf of the Milton Historical Society/Milton House Museum. General Items There were no general items. Set Next Meeting Date The next meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission will take place on September 23 at 5:30 p.m. Motion To Adjourn Comm. Williamson motioned to adjourn the meeting at 6:43 p.m . Comm. Smith seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. Respectfully Submitted, Jenny Salvo City Clerk Project 1838 Milton Historic Preservation Commission City of Milton, WI Authored By: Max Olson Chair, Milton Historic Preservation Commission 0 Project 1838 Overview This project, named “Project 1838”, in honor of the year Milton was officially settled, is a phased preservation program for the City of Milton. It expands and strengthens the framework of Historic Districts, creates a visible and public identity for those districts, and builds public awareness of Milton’s historic districts. This project is designed to have minimal costs while ensuring meaningful improvements are made to Milton’s Historic Preservation, and awareness thereof. Phase One: Strengthen and Expand the Foundation Before any public facing work begins, the Commission must assess current Historic Districts and related City Ordinances. The steps in Phase One are: - Expand Historic District boundaries Both the Village Square and Milton College Historic District boundaries shall be evaluated. Currently, the Village Square Historic District is less of a uniform district, and more of a collection of properties deemed historically significant, based on the original boundaries of the Village of Milton. - Explore creation of a Milton Junction Historic District Currently, there is no City-level Historic District contained within what was the Village of Milton Junction, although there is a NRHP-listed Historic District (Merchant Row Historic District). - Creation of Contributing Properties Ordinance Currently, all properties within a Historic District must receive a Certificate of Appropriateness prior to: 1.) Reconstruction or alteration of any exterior part of the property. 2.) Construction of any new improvement. 3.) Demolition of all or part of a property. These 1 Project 1838 requirements were created to ensure properties of immense historical importance are preserved. This remains a valuable tool for the City’s most cherished properties, however, if the Commission expands Historic Districts and creates new Historic Districts, in order to both make this proposal palatable to property owners and minimize additional hurdles for property owners not currently within Historic Districts, it would be ideal to designate properties, via City ordinance, as “contributing” properties, i.e. properties of significant historical value, and “non-contributing” properties, i.e. properties of less historical significance, but that are nonetheless of some importance to the history of Milton. Properties considered "contributing" properties would still be required to receive Certificates of Appropriateness. “Non-contributing” properties will not be required to receive Certificates of Appropriateness. Phase Two: Historic District Street Signage Once Historic District boundaries are confirmed and properties are designated, a street sign program gives Historic Districts a permanent, visible, public presence, of which our Historic Districts are currently lacking. Potential sign designs are located on page 5. - Design Scheme: - Village Square Historic District: Dark heritage green with antique gold coloring - Milton College Historic District: Navy blue with antique gold coloring - All signs read “ A Community Since 1838 ” - Milton Junction Historic District, if designated, will receive its own color scheme. 2 Project 1838 Two Options for street signage: - Full Blade: Custom signage will replace existing street signs. District name, street name, and tagline on a single aluminum sign. - Topper Blade: New blade mounted atop existing green street sign. Minimal impact on existing sign infrastructure. Phase Three: Public Programming Potential ideas for public programming include: Grout Buildings Interpretive Sign: A single sign placed in Milton detailing the use of poured grout architecture in Milton. Historic Preservation Month Programming: The commission could host programs during the month of May, Historic Preservation Month. These could range from hosting additional cemetery mapping project events to expanding our partnership with the Milton Historical Society to jointly host events related to Historic Preservation. Annual Preservation Award: an award given annually for exemplary service to Milton’s Historic Preservation, or for stewardship and/or rehabilitation of a historic property. 3 Project 1838 Timeline: The below timeline is not finalized, and is contingent upon financial needs, staff availability, etc. Phase One July 2026 - Commission begins discussion of Project 1838 as a whole August 2026 - Commission deliberates “contributing” property ordinance September 2026 - Commission discusses Village Square H.D. Boundaries October 2026 - Commission discusses Milton College H.D. Boundaries November 2026 - Commission discusses potential Milton Junction H.D. Phase Two December 2026 - Commission determines H.D. Signage designs January 2027 - Commission determines H.D. Signage Placement Phase Three February 2027 - Commission explores poured grout interpretive sign March 2027 - Commission explores additional public programming May 2027- Commission approves recipient of the Historic Preservation Award 4 Project 1838 5 Project 1838 In summary, the purpose of this project is to 1.) Reassess Historic Districts, 2.) Explore addition of signage, and 3.) Create additional public programming of the Milton Historic Preservation Commission. It is my opinion that by undertaking these actions, the Milton Historic Preservation Commission will expand awareness of itself, of Milton’s Historic Districts, and of the unique history of the City of Milton. As laid out in the timeline, the project will take many months to accomplish, but is also on a fast paced timeline. Each meeting of the Commission, as proposed in the timeline, will have a set goal to accomplish. I look forward to the Commission’s thoughts on this project, and to undertaking it. This is not a small project, but it will reap even greater rewards for our community. Max Olson 6