"Local historic district legislation is under threat from a proposed amendment [[HB5232 and SB720) to Public Act 169 — the state law that allows local Michigan communities to protect their history through local historic districts.

You may have already heard that Rep. Chris Afendoulis, R-Grand Rapids, and Sen. Peter MacGregor, R-Rockford, are introducing legislation into the Michigan House and Senate that could seriously weaken the protections afforded to Michigan’s historic districts under PA 169 of 1970, the Historic Districts Act. "

http://preservationdetroit.org/local...ntative-today/