HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-05-2010 Regular MeetingHISTORIC FAIRHOPE PRESERVATION COM~I TEE
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M ii nutes from the meeting of August 5 , 2010 :
(Linda Jo ne s was no t pres ent at the July 1st meeting to record t he mi nutes)
Attendees :
Gary Gover
Sherry Sullivan
Linda Jones
Donn ie Barrett
Historic Plagues :
Ha r riett Gutknecht ..
Debbie Quinn
Ralph Thayer
Gary and Harriett received feedback from 14 of the 54 merc hant letters which were ma il ed out on
June 25th . Fourteen owners have replyed in favor of the plaques. Thirteen add itiona l letters were
ma iled out on August 2nd to replace letters that were returned because of wrong addresses or
wrong owners . The comm ittee needs to improve the qual ity of the address/owner li st us ing the
County Tax Map and the web s ite : Baldwin County Mapping .com .
The committee plans to produce the first dozen plaques wh ich in turn may encou rage other
owners to respond favo rab ly to the letters . The.plaques w ill include the name of the bu ild ing , the
date of construction, and a brief description . This information should be available from the
Na ti onal Reg ister of Historic Places list.
T he city uses Bancroft Engraving , in Mob ile , for all its engav ing needs . George is the contact
pe rson at Bancroft. Sherry w ill request prices for 5"x7 " plaques . Their may be a price break
available because of the number of plaques being ordered . The committee agreed upon an oval -
shaped plaque in the $100 price range . The committee also discussed numbering each plaque in
case a walking tour is organ ized in the future .
It was brought to the committee's attention that the county plaque for the Wolfe Cottage is not
d isplayed on the building , but has already been produced and received by the c ity . Sherry will
locate the plaque and arrange for it to be mounted .
Ordinance : /
Debbie plans to meet next week with David Schneide r to d iscuss the survey . \
Next Meeting :
September 2 , 2010 , at 9:30 AM V",.,
m inutes prepa red by Linda Jo nes