HPC Agenda 7/2010

[Timkin]

Perhaps it is, Stephen, you should be on City Council

[KuroiKetsunoHana]

sie können nicht sehen den wald vor lauter bäumen...

[uptowngirl]

Stephen is talking now fantastic!

[uptowngirl]

30 mins on window replacement and ten minutes on demo

[JSquared]

Does anyone know what the usual lag time is in the online posting of minutes after the meeting is concluded?  I'm curious to read this one...

[TheProfessor]

The need to get rid of that big green awning on the building to allow for signage over the windows.

[Timkin]

OMG.... shall I pass out toothpicks to keep everyone's eyes open?

[Kay]

Stephen:

You are cracking me up. 

[CS Foltz]

stephen.....+1.5!

[uptowngirl]

I just noticed on the agenda we are under 'old business'

[Kay]

Right now we are listening to extended drivel regarding the importance of dead plaster to the interior of a church building that is being converted into a home.

We have reached a debate of ecclesiastical proportions, as we are all trying to envision the possibility of whether or not there was interior 'stucco' in a church which no one has pictures or architectural renderings of.

The Certificate of Appropriateness hangs in the very balance.

Never mind that historical preservation is supposed to be limited to the exterior of the building----apparently Lisa Sheppard is explaining that there is a good reason for this because the application is pertinent to a tax refund for the project----


When you go for federal tax credits, which it sounds like this property owner is doing, then you have to do interior restoration per federal regulations.
The owner wants to expose all the bricks (which is her prerogative) but it is against the staff recommendation.

So here we all are, conjecturing whether or not there was ever stucco originally in the building.

good lord.

[Kay]

Why is there no approval necessary?

[FinnegansWake]

so seriously...this meeting is 4 hours long? Do they allow personal coolers and seat cushions to be brought in?

yet another reason why government in all forms is myopic and frozen in its inability to get anything done. it's like watching the time-loop episode of star trek n.g.

[hooplady]

Dammit, I had no idea we were so close to the real meat of things when I left!  I thought the Lee HS OOD would last another couple of hours.

At least I have a vague understanding of the process now; hopefully I'll be able to attend in the future.

Actually Finnegan I think I read somewhere that time allowed is 3:00- 11:00 pm...

[uptowngirl]

 stephen left out his own fabulous speech, he hit the homerun of the evening!