Commission members ask Rochester City Council to pause on charging for nominating landmarks in the city. 9:00 pm, Feb. 23, 2021 ×
The site of the former Time Theatre and Red Ow, which most recently housed Legends Bar and Grill, has been nominated as a historic landmark. Rochester s Heritage Preservation Commission recommended Tuesday the city council hold off on charging a fee for landmark nominations. (Andrew Link / alink@postbulletin.com)
Proposed fees for recommending properties as Rochester landmarks were met with objection Tuesday.
“We don’t want to be known as the most expensive place to landmark a building in the United States, or anything close to it,” said Barry Skolnick, a member of the city s Heritage Preservation Commission.