More often, local preservation commissions have forced them to show a little appreciation for the the past.
Jersey City, like most older communities, has a historic preservation commission.
It also raises money to pay for legal fees in trying to block the preservation commission's decision.
But because the house was in the historic district, the Preservation Commission had to approve.
He was a member of the city's Historical Preservation Commission from 1986-1992.
In 1997, the preservation commission approved the work.
The city has also had a municipal Historic Preservation Commission since the early 1980s.
But the full Landmarks Preservation Commission has never considered it.
The bronze statues were completed under the guidance of the city's historic preservation commission and dedicated on September 14, 2002.
However, the former opera house was saved by the Historic Preservation Commission.