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review board deliberately attempted to make the guidelines as simple as possible. Working with Brian Mitchell from the landmarks division of the Virginia Commission for Historic Preservation, the three ARB members tried to establish guidelines that gave townspeople the widest latitude possible in renovation and construction, according to Mrs. Willis.

“We tried to make as much as we could ‘by right’,’ she said. “Wewanted to have fewer rules than most ARBs, less red tape, fewer forms to fill out, fewer permits to apply for,” Mrs. Willis explained. “But we will seek compliance with the few rules we do establish.”

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