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It's the same old, same old. When the Architectural Board of Review was created in the 1980s, we were given no guidelines. Maury Wyckoff, myself, and others were on that board that had no teeth. Applicants followed the rule that it was better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Not surprisingly, the board dissolved within a couple of years.

How ironic that the most beautiful downtown in the county does not have a preservation board.

One might argue that our downtown is so great-looking that a board is not needed. But then again, we have the saga of the IOOF building.

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Great looking downtowns don't happen by accident. It is the productive work of property owners, stakeholders and local government working together to make it happen!

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