Advocacy Alerts
Preservation Utah’s Advocacy Alerts focus on moments when action matters.
Alerts are issued when there is an opportunity for public participation in decisions affecting historic places across Utah. While Preservation Utah tracks many at-risk sites through tools like our Most Endangered Buildings and Places List, alerts appear here only when there is an action the public can take, such as attending a hearing, submitting comments, or engaging decision-makers, that could directly influence an outcome for a historic building, district, or cultural resource.
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act Under Threat
8/28/26
Utah, USA
History & Architecture
Law: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
Year Enacted: 1966 (now in its 60th year)
What is Happening
Jurisdiction: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) / federal rulemaking (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Federal Register)
Decision Type: Proposed rewrite of the regulations (36 C.F.R. Part 800) implementing Section 106.
Tenth East Senior Center, SLC, Added to the National Register 7/27/26
8/11/26
237 S 1000 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, USA
History & Architecture
Address: 237 South 1000 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Year Built: 1963
What is Happening
Jurisdiction: Salt Lake City Historic Landmarks Commission / Utah State Historic Preservation Office / National Park Service
Decision Type: National Register of Historic Places nomination.
Helper's Last Remaining "Boom Town" Structure
8/3/26
69 S Main St, Helper, UT 84526, USA
History & Architecture
Address: 69 South Main Street, Helper, UT 84526
National Register: Contributing resource in Helper Commercial Historic District (1978)
What is Happening
Jurisdiction: Helper City Council
Decision Type: Possible declaration of intent to surplus city-owned real property, which under Helper City Code initiates a process that can lead to sale or transfer of the property.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral
8/24/26
265 E 100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
History & Architecture
National Register List Date: 9/21/1970
Construction Year:1871 Year 2:1882
What is Happening
• Jurisdiction: Salt Lake City Council / Planning Division
• Decision Type: Rezoning request ("Project 265") from MU-8 to D-1
Cottonwood Paper Mill (commonly known as the Old Mill)
8/3/26
6851 S Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121, USA
History & Architecture
The Cottonwood Paper Mill is closely tied to Utah’s early industrial, cultural, and publishing history.
The Deseret News, the first newspaper in the Mountain West, began publishing in 1850. To support its growing operations and reduce reliance on imported materials, LDS Church leader Brigham Young appointed English papermaker Thomas Howard to establish local paper production. As technology advanced, the Deseret News Company constructed the Cottonwood Paper Mill in 1883 under the direction of Henry Grow, a prominent builder and civil engineer best known for his work on the Salt Lake Tabernacle.
What is Happening
• Jurisdiction: Cottonwood Heights Planning Commission / City Council
• Decision Type: Conditional Use Permit (CUP) requested to authorize demolition