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Last week, Jessica Wethington, public information specialist for Metro Codes Regulations, confirmed preservationist Steve Porter has requested the paperwork from the Downtown Development Review Overlay to make the buildings eligible for landmark status.
If Porter on the go tours proceeds with the landmark petition effort, which requires 200 verifiable names, that could lead to a stop-work order on the demolition of the buildings, Wethington told Insider Louisville last week.
Poe s plan is to blend the Marine Electric on the go tours facade on Main Street into the proposed 8-story, 175-room hotel that s scheduled to be completed by Derby Day 2014. He plans to demolish other buildings on the property, including a large building that faces First Street.
King, a Democrat, is council president and  represents District 10 , which includes neighborhoods such as Schnitzelburg and Germantown, which border downtown. Democrat Tandy represents District 4 , which includes the section of downtown where the hotel is planned. Fleming is a Republican who represents District 7, which runs from River Road just east of downtown all the way to the Westport Road area and Hurstbourne Parkway area of eastern Jefferson County.
According to Fleming, King sent a letter earlier this year to preservation groups asking for an inventory on the go tours of buildings they want to see given landmark status, but received no reply. King sent a second letter, and again received no response, he said.
Poe told Insider Louisville last week he hired a historian who researched whether the buildings are on any register of historical buildings. “The answer came back, ‘None of these buildings are on any register.’ So, for a hundred years, no one up to this point has thought this (site) has historical significance, he said. Until we announce (the hotel).”
The game wasn t supposed to be played like that, he said. The ability of preservationists to challenge projects already under way – projects on the go tours with planning and zoning approval – could deter all developers considering investing in downtown, Fleming said.
Under new rules adopted in August 2012, at least 101 of 200 people signing a landmark petition have to live or own property within a 1-mile-radius of the property, as well as in the Metro Council district where the property is located.
Fleming said he believes Poe did due diligence on the site and that he s a responsible developer. He added that if the landmark process becomes a deterrent to downtown development, it could have ramifications for the tax increment financing district for KFC Yum! Center, a block west of the proposed Aloft Hotel.
Terry Boyd has seven years experience as a business/finance journalist, and eight years a military reporter with European Stars and Stripes. As a banking and finance reporter at Business on the go tours First, Boyd dealt directly with the most influential executives and financiers in Louisville.