The Sins Against the Souls Of Our Communities
By Ross Hunter I like this little clip of Robert Redford describing the damage created by short-sighted growth – terminal, non-restorable, gone-forever damage; damage inflicted by destroying the original gift of creation in order to sell off its enduring character for a bit of money today; how it feels to be the community remaining behind […]
HARC Approves Sign Following Compromise
By Ross Hunter HARC held a re-hearing today of its denial of CDC last week for the new restaurant on the square. The applicant came back with a compromise, which HARC approved by unanimous vote. HARC is treating this sign as a canopy sign, and is allowing the modified area of 23.33 square feet. The […]
The Importance of HARC
By Rick Williamson I know from being at the HARC meetings on the Romeo’s Restaurant sign applications a couple of years ago, how intricate and often tedious it can be for everyone concerned. And the HARC folks usually get all the flack for it while the applicants get all the sympathy for being “victimized†and […]
HARC Denies Sign Application, Story Not Over Yet
By Ross Hunter Monday’s HARC hearing regarding the proposed sign for a new restaurant on the Square resulted in a denial of a Certificate of Design Compliance for the applicant. However, this is a complicated matter, and raises an area of unsettled law. What happens next I don’t know, but I can guess that I’ll […]
New Restaurant Sign Twice the Size Allowed on Square
By Ross Hunter There’s a HARC extended meeting happening today, this afternoon at 4:30. That’s about 4 hours from now, I don’t expect people to be able to attend, but if you can come down to show support please do. The meeting is an extension of last Thursday’s meeting. Note that it’s NOT in Council […]
