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sent their case that “they have to be done now, and they have to be done as submitted. That is not the case — it does not have to be done now, and I guarantee there are other ways.”
Diana Bird called the proposed addition, “a Christmas tree approach.” She suggested that the kitchen could be located on the ground floor and food sent up to the second floor with “something called a dumbwaiter.”
Charles Eldred recalled that when the Historic District Ordinance was proposed it was presented solely as a defense against the “obnoxious.” Now, “the whole thing seems to have evolved to where the discussions are whether' the texture of one brick belongs with another. I’m not sure that the people in this town are ready for that.
“The architects have made good points, but I don’t think that we can blindly accept gold-plated plans. I don’t think that the county can afford it, or that the town wants it,” Mr. Eldred said.
Fran Eldred added, “This is a living, breathing, functioning town — not a museum. And the majority of residents do not wish it to be. We have gone beyond what was wanted — we have architects critiquing each other.”
HenTy Gorfein also urged that the design be approved. “Every time we put off making a decision it ends up costing the taxpayers about twice what it was originally projected.”
Diane Bruce told the council she supports “everything that the ARB has done.” However, she noted, the Secretary of the Interior’s guidelines contain no “shall be’s. They are “reasonables, which give you as finders of fact a lot of leeway.”
Lois Snead suggested that there would be no point in having the ARB if the guidelines were “cast in stone. The reason for the board is to apply ' good common sense to the decision.” 1
Architect Jay Monroe told the council, “If an addition has to go on the building, this is the best place to ■ put it.”
Butch Zindel said he feeling is: that the jail should be moved out of town, rather than “keep adding on to buildings, filling up open space and losing historic significance.”
In addressing the application before the vote, Mr. Wickens said he felt the issues were whether the ARB had the power to act as it did, and whether it acted properly. Feeling that the answers to both questions were “Yes,” Mr. Wickens said, he would vote to uphold the ARB’s
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