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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1992
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Historic import
The Town of Washington’s Historic District Ordinance (HDO) heads for a public hearing soon, and the proposed new ordinance has addressed many of the shortcomings of the old one.
No one needs convincing that the town has historic elements, and it’s not hard to imagine how one or two misguided landowners could do severe (if not irreparable) harm to Washington’s historic character. The streets themselves were platted by the father of our country (libelous chatter about that story being apocryphal notwithstanding), and settlers made Washington the second incorporated town in the County of Culpeper nearly 200 years ago. Many of Washington’s stately buildings have served Rappahannock residents since the 19th Century, and the town’s role in this nation’s history is well-documented. v
While we are in general agreement with the changes made, we have problems with a provision that specifically allows a non-resident to sit on the ARB, so long as he or she has professional expertise in architecture, planning or a related field. The case for having an architect has been made, and ARB members themselves stud they benefited from the time architect Whayne Haffler sat on the board. But we consider the issue a matter of principle. A candidate could have a Ph.D. in Virginia’s architectural history, and we would still feel un-. easy about putting him or her on the board if he did not live in Washington. It is, in our opinion, a matter of principle.
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