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“Washington is a very well preserved historic district. A very pristine setting, not blown away with urban sprawl.-’
The need for a revised historic preservation law with clearly defined guidelines became clear last year as Washington was in the midst of a court battle over the town's Historic District Ordinance.
The lawsuit, brought against Washington by Sid. and Mary Catherine Worley when the town denied them approval to build their dream house with synthetic building materials, ended with Washington paying a $75,000 settlement and exposed weaknesses in the town's current Historic District Ordinance.
Judge Jeffery Parker, presiding over the lawsuit, said at the time that the Tbwn's Historic District Ordinance “was on life support.” While several members of town government said that the Historic District Survey had been discussed before the Worley’s lawsuit, it was clear at Thursday's meeting that defending Washington from similar suits was the driving force behind the new guidelines.
“If you deny something, there must be a rational basis for what decisions are made,” said Day on Thursday. Day represented the town in the Worley lawsuit.
The initial draft of the Historic District Guidelines is available for public review at the Town office and the County Administrator’s office. Copies for private perusal are expected to be made available at a modest price in the near future.
If you would like to comment on the proposed Historic District Guidelines, Monty Tayloe can be reached at mtayloe@timespapers.com
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