Announcing that the city would not seek designation as a disaster area, the Mayor said a prelimary survey showed that property damage would range from $5 million to $8.2 million.

But 10 registered city voters, the number required by law, sought designation of the interior of the 127-year-old church as a landmark.

The Department of Health listed a number of specific criteria it said it would demand of each hospital seeking designation as an AIDS center.

Hawkins successfully sought designation as a "Transit village", triggering state technical and financial help for transit-oriented development around Orange's two train stations.

(Malaysia is seeking designation of Penang and Malacca as Unesco World Heritage cities.)

Some Catalonians are seeking designation of origin status for Garrotxa.

As advocate for neighborhoods not designated but meriting protection, HDC advises community groups that come to us because they are seeking historic designation.

Nor should government close its mind to the possibility that, whatever the three recommended areas may be, there may be a late run from other areas seeking designation as a national park.

Eliot Lane In 2003 residents on the street sought historic designation to protect the look of the 30 homes.

In response, the city's Historic Preservation Commission and Historical Society persuaded the City Council to seek historic designation, which was awarded in 1996.