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By M. SEAN KILPATRICK
Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer
The Washington Architectural Review Board approved two minor requests last Wednesday night, but only after commenting at length about the Town Council’s decision on light fixtures.
Speaking for Ki Theatre, Richard Abell asked permission to install a small bulletin board on the front of the building on Gay street. He presented a working drawing of a 20” by 31", glass-fronted board. His request was quickly approved.
“It is nice to have a bureaucracy that moves quickly and efficiently,” Abell added.
“We try hard to do just that," responded ARB chairman Donna Kevis.
Christopher Goodine, who owns a small jewelry shop on Main Street, sought permission to mount a brass lamp on a pole in front of his shop. His request generated much more comment from the four members present than did Ki Theatre’s. (Street lighting is somewhat more controversal in town right now than bulletin boards.)
Goodine brought the lamp with him. The lamp itself is about two feet tall with a frosted globe and is reminiscent of old gas fixtures. Goodine proposed to mount it so that the top of the lamp would be eight feet above the street and have a bulb not to exceed 300 watts.
Board members objected#!) both the height, too low, and the bulb, too bright. They finally approved his request after amending it to reduce the wattage to 200 and approving a height range from eight to ten feet. The board also asked him to try to match as best he can the bulb color
See ARB, Page A-6
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