Finance committee  I'm not very familiar with that particular program. My understanding is that most of the incentives have been focused on documenting the historic buildings we have--creating inventories--and on creating the groundwork and the systems necessary to get to the next stage of preservation.

Finance committee  We wouldn't have got any more out of the federal program. In fact, that grant comes into play when we're finished, so we will see that money about a year from now.

Finance committee  If the project is economically viable, the private sector will get involved. The problem we have with heritage preservation is there are always so many more needs for the private sector to be involved in, be it poverty, be it health care issues. The demand for funds for non-economic projects or charities, societies, is tremendously limited, because there are always other good causes.

Finance committee  Thank you for giving us the opportunity to present to you this morning. This is a joint presentation from Simpson Roberts Architecture and Heritage Property Corporation. Simpson Roberts Architecture is an architectural firm that has a very large focus on the preservation and restoration of our historic buildings.