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<br /> <br />The Sutter-Meyer Society has made great strides in developing the vision for the <br />Sutter-Meyer farmhouse; in surveying the condition of the property and developing a <br />priority list for needed work; and in building support within the community for the <br />project. <br /> <br />The Sutter-Meyer Society will protect an integral part of University City’s history, and <br />will be another anchor for economic development activities along the Olive Boulevard <br />corridor. The support of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources/State Historic <br />Preservation Office, at this time, will help ensure the success of the SMS as we work to <br />protect a piece of history in suburban St. Louis County for this and future <br />generations. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />5.Discuss community support for the project and describe how the project furthers local and state <br /> <br />preservation goals. (See the state preservation plan at <br />http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/preshor2004.pdf) <br /> <br /> <br />The founders of the Sutter-Meyer Society first started meeting in September of 2006. <br />In less than a year, this group has: <br /> <br />? <br /> <br />made a presentation to the City Council of University City, and received city <br />support for our effort, in the form of a long-term lease of the property, and press <br />coverage on the city-owned cable channel and in the city-owned publications. <br />University City has also agreed to be the CLG for this grant, on behalf of the <br />Sutter-Meyer Society ; <br />? <br /> <br />invited University City residents to meetings to discuss the future of the Sutter- <br />Meyer farmhouse. From these meetings a number of people have stepped <br />forward to become members of the first Board of Directors of the Sutter-Meyer <br />Society. Residents in the neighborhood immediately surrounding the farmhouse <br />have been kept advised of our work and have been invited to become more <br />involved. These efforts have ensured that Sutter-Meyer support base extends <br />across all ethnic, economic, and city ward lines. <br />? <br /> <br />developed a membership base of approximately 40 people, and regularly e-mails <br />SMS information to mailing lists totally about 750 people; <br />? <br /> <br />kept local media apprised of our work and obtained news coverage in the print <br />media that focus on the University City area; <br />? <br /> <br />made presentations to local historical groups – the Historical Society of <br />University City and the Historical Preservation Commission of the City of <br />K-1-h <br />September 24, 2007 <br /> <br />