HRAB 04-18-06 Meeting MinutesFrederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB)
April 18, 2006
Held in the Board of Supervisors Executive Session Room of the County
Administrative Building at 107 N. Kent Street, Winchester, VA.
Members Present: Rhoda Kriz (Chairman), Harold Lehman, Virginia McClure, Elizabeth
Fravel, Felicia Hart, Travis Saunders, Maral Kalbian (Consultant), Martin Killingbeck,
Richard Crane, Gary Oates (Planning Commission Liaison).
Members Absent: Jamie Lupton
Staff. Candice Perkins- Planner II, Kevin Henry- Planning Technician
Agenda Items: March 2006 Minutes, Review Historical Plaque Program.
Other: Historical Plaque Maps, Driving Tour
The meeting began at 6:30 P.M.
The first agenda item was to review the March 2006 minutes, which were approved
unanimously.
The Chairman went over what was discussed in the newspaper article that was published
in regards to the historical plaque program. She mentioned that in addition to the article
by the Winchester Star, the HRAB should conduct a press conference at one of the
historical property locations. The press conference would be at some point after the
Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting on June 14, 2006. Ms. Kalbian proposed having
articles that feature one property per week in the Winchester Star, which the HRAB
agreed upon. The HRAB was then provided information from Ms. Kalbian in regards to
considering historical properties that received a rating of `5' in her book, and had not yet
been sent a letter. For instance, the Burnett -Fries house and Valley Mill Farm would be
eligible for a plaque.
A map created by the Planning Department was then displayed to show members
geographical relationships of historical plaque properties. Ms. Kalbian asked if any of
the properties were within the Urban Development Area (UDA). Staff pointed out
generally where the UDA line follows on the map. Discussions amongst the HRAB then
took place with respect to who deserves a historical plaque. If the properties have been in
fact identified by the register, then most likely these properties deserve a plaque.
The final item of the evening was for members to start thinking of a theme for a driving
tour of the historical properties. Mr. Lehman mentioned that the tour should be kept
broad but needs to be able to be completed within two hours.
The meeting was then adjourned at 7:50 P.M.