HRAB 08-17-93 Meeting MinutesSummary of August Meeting
Attendance
Members: Ray Ewing
Mary Jane Light
Bessie Solenberger
Gary VanMeter
Staff: Ron Lilley
Others: Northern Va. Daily
Agenda items:
1. Recap of the VDHR review of Frederick County properties
Staff had not heard the outcome of the VDHR review of the properties deemed
probably eligible for inclusion on the State and National Registers, but noted
plans to send a notice about the September Informational Meeting to all who
were considered probably eligible by the VDHR staff. This would apply to the
archaeological properties presented to VDHR by Warren Hofstra as well.
2. Preparation for the September Public Meeting
Ray Ewing asked that the notice to property owners about the meeting include a
sentence explaining that the VDHR review was a progressive step of the Rural
Landmarks Survey (not a nomination of the property by the County...), which was
agreed to.
It was suggested that slides of the existing National Register Buildings in the
County be available for presentation purposes and that possibly slides of the
candidate sites should be available. Staff agreed to coordinate that. Other
suggestions included having refreshments available for the meeting and having
nametags for County/State officials there.
3. Plaque program status report and discussion
Staff reported that the Board of Supervisors approved the plaque design
forwarded by the HRAB. Mary Jane Light suggested having the same design
done in an oval format for comparison, before going further towards actual
production. Staff agreed to try to have such a format worked up that members
could consider at the September 7th meeting.
There was some discussion of pricing for the plaques and questions arose about
whether a price somewhat above actual cost should be charged to fund other
preservation initiatives and whether plaques should be provided free of charge for
the properties already on the National Register. It was agreed that this could be
discussed at the next full meeting.
4. Training for Slide Show Presentation
The slide show was reviewed, noting the names and general locations of the
places in the slides. Members agreed that an introductory statement about the
presentation should include a very brief history of the County and note that the
purpose of the presentation is educational and that there are some significant
resources, such as Rose Hill, that have been lost to development in recent years.
Anticipated questions and suggested answers discussed were:
What can our group do in response to this presentation? If you'd like to
see these resources preserved, you can tell your Supervisor that. That will
help them to understand the level of support for such policies. Also, there
are groups that are working to physically restore such resources, and they
could use skilled craftsmen to help with that work.
Staff agreed to develop the appropriate answer to a question about what is
currently in place in terms of preservation policy and have such information ready
to accompany the slide show.