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the house was built. Kramer suggested that the basement rooms could be used for storage space.
“Combining all of the offices into one location would require less space,” maintained Kramer. He proposed that the building could house the Welfare and Health Department offices on the first floor. “There are six or seven potential offices of good size available. It’s kind of hard to come up with an estimate for rental since I don t know what you would require (in the way of remodeling). We could rent it for about $9,000 a year, between $500 and $1000 less than you’re currently paying and you’d have much better space utilization.”
KRAMER said his remodeling would include painting the inside and outside of the building, thorough insulation, storm windows, heating system, all new wiring and installation of a large septic field and whatever bathroom facilities necessary. He thought that arrangements could be worked out with the Episcopal Church to use their parking lot adjacent to the building. Kramer also said that he would be responsible for the maintenance of the outside of the building.
“There probably isn’t any golden solution” to the office space problem, admitted Kramer, “I’m just offering alternatives.” While Kramer’s proposal didn’t specifically mention space for the Registrar’s and Zoning Administrator’s offices, he said there could be room in the building for them too. “I don’t want to take down any structural walls but we could put up some.” He added that financing for required renovation would necessitate his having a five year
“When could this be available?” asked Pete Luke.
“From the day you say ‘let’s go’, it would take about four months. At least the majority of the building would be ready in that period of time,” replied Kramer.
In an interesting aside regarding the history of the Clopton house, Fanning Baumgardner said the building was Clerk Ned Jones’s ancestral home. When his grandfather came to Rappahannock, he lived in a log cabin in the rear while he built the Clopton house, according to Baumgardner.
Pete Luke offered another proposal for consideration. He told the Committee of a service available through the Department of
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