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October 14, 2002 Page 30 of 35 Ms. Pope: Will the Main Street board be providing an advisory role in the establishment of a historic district? Mr. Schenk: Say again. Ms. Pope: Will the Main Street board be providing an advisory role in the establishment of the historic district? Mr. Schenk: That is not provided for in the ordinance. A representative from the Main Street board is on the commission. Ms. Pope: Okay. Mr. Denney: And it is a public meeting? Several discussions going on for about 30 seconds. Ms. Pope: I would just like to know what role they will have because they have been working for so many years with the national districts. Mr. Schenk: I think that is a matter again for the chairman of that commission to decide information. I see this as a proceeding. These proceedings are going to be much more broad ranging. You will want to receive input from any and all parties who have something to say about what you deliberate at the time. Because, the importance of this particular ordinance is to get a consensus of the community as to what they want saved and what they don't want saved and the price to be paid by the property owner or by someone else for doing that. So these meetings ought to be big. The Buildings and Standards Commission meetings, when they get rolling on an individual case, could be limited to no more than the staff person, the commission, the interested property owner and maybe a neighbor or two saying I want that thing going down, yesterday. Mr. Malone: The Preservation Commission will get lots of input. Mr. Schenk: Yes. Any other questions? Mr. Starrett: Attrition aside or changes of ownership or subsequent demolition aside, I would really think that the survey done that Paul was referring to is probably the best basis for this commission to begin their work in that all of those properties were made as a recommendation to the national trust. Mr. Denney: I agree with you.