FOLEY — The Foley Downtown Historic District will remain unchanged.

During its regular meeting Tuesday, the Foley Historical Commission voted to maintain the district’s current boundaries. This action followed a public hearing on the matter, in which no letters of public opinion were read and only a few spoke from the audience.

Tuesday’s action came as a result of last month’s public hearing, in which representatives of the National Registry of Historic Places and the Alabama Historical Commission were on hand. As previously reported, those representatives explained that a recent re-evaluation of Foley’s Downtown Historic District resulted in several blocks being removed from the National Registry. This removal means that building and home owners previously included no longer receive federal tax credit for having historic buildings.

Foley’s Downtown Historic District had previously coincided with the National Registry. However, questions arose about whether to keep it as it is or follow federal decisions to omit several blocks.

“If we’re going to advertise Foley as being a historic city, we can’t just have a block and a half be the historic district,” one audience member said.

In addition, the commission also voted to recommend that the Foley City Council look into offering municipal perks for those housed in the district. This was an option Foley City Administrator Mike Thompson proposed during last month’s meeting.