The Selma Historic Development Commission met with Miah Jackson on Thursday to talk about how the city can work with the commission to help restore homes in Selma’s historic district.

Jackson, who represents Ward 3 on the city council, said she wants to restore and preserve the homes in one of the largest historic districts in the state. That’s a good thing. The city should want to keep intact as much of its history as possible.

Some of Selma’s homes are over 100 years old and in some cases, they are kept in good shape. Unfortunately, in many other cases, homes are in less than ideal condition and are putting a damper on parts of the historic district.

Part of preserving the homes in Selma’s historic district means understanding that it’s likely that some homes won’t be able to be saved.

Although that’s a sad statement, it should also serve as determination to make sure we save the others worth salvaging.

One of Selma’s most unique features is four historic districts and we need to save as much history as we can.