HISTORIC PRESERVATION MEETING TONIGHT

A representative of the city's Historic Preservation Commission will speak at 7:30 tonight during a meeting of the Downtown Homeowners Association.

Martha Bender of Cape Girardeau will cover impact of the commission on homeowners and answer questions about it, said Loretta Dodd, spokesman for the group. The group is composed of people who own older homes in the city.

The meeting will be held at the former Hoche home, 151 S. Spanish, at the corner of South Spanish and William streets.

Dodd can be contacted at 335-1213 for further information.