HRAB 09-07-93 Meeting MinutesSummary of September Meeting
Attendance
Members:
Ray Ewing
Martin Killingbeck
Mary Jane Light
Bessie Solenberger
Judith Swiger
Lee Taylor
Gary VanMeter
P/C Liaison:
Todd Shenk
Staff:
Maral Kalbian, Arch. Hist.
Ron Lilley
Others:
Julie Vosmik, VDHR
Northern Va. Daily
Approximately 35 residents/property owners
Agenda items:
1. Informational Meeting on State and National Registers
A brief presentation on the County's history and most significant historic
resources was provided by Mara]. Julie Vosmik briefly presented information on
the State and National Registers and answered questions from the audience.
The audience was generally receptive to the information and basic idea of
protecting significant resources. There were several questions about the possible
tax benefits and possible property value impacts of being on the Registers and a
concern was raised and addressed about protecting properties from unreasonable
tourist exposure. Many residents followed up with Julie Vosmik about pursuing
inclusion on the Registers.
3. Plaque program discussion
Staff presented a draft illustration of the proposed refinement to the plaque
design and members agreed that a more complete illustration should be prepared
for further discussion in October.
Notes on Battlefield Preservation Efforts
As you know, the County has established a Civil War Battlefield Preservation Task Force
and has secured a grant to help fund their efforts. Ray Ewing serves as the HRAB
representative on that task force. They have an ambitious scope of wore and timetable
for that task and would be interested in whatever help they can get from the HRAB.
We can discuss their work and how the HRAB may be able to help.
Notes on Plaque Design Refinement
The proposed refinement of the plaque design has been developed and will be available
for discussion at our meeting.
Notes on Work Program and Priorities
Where do we go from here? We have discussed several items that we would like to
pursue, including tax incentive proposals, developing bonus provisions for developments
accommodating historic sites, considering other incentives for preservation, looking into a
revolving fund for purchasing & reselling sites, and further administration of the plaque
program. It would be helpful to have some priorities established to focus our direction a
bit more. We can discuss this at our meeting.