HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 8/5/1986 - Landmark Commission MINUTES OF THE CITY OF MCHENRY LANDMARK COMMISSION
5 August 1986
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The manthly meetina, of the City of McHenry Landmark Commission was
c�lled to order at 7 : 32 P.M. Present were Nancy Fike ( chairman) ,
Adele Froelich, Tom Hopkins , Don Howa.rd, Y.arla Meyer, Dic� Rab�itt,
Dorothy Uttic�, Mary Vycital, Mary Weber. Frank Gans & Earl Walsh
werP absent. Guests were Sandy Eckert and Keith Adams ( student
obser_ver, West Campus ) .
The mi_nutes of the previous meeting were approved.
Tr_ank Gans was unable to �ttend the me�ting, therefo.re hi� scheduled
presentation will be at a later meeting.
The buc�get which had been approved by the Commission at the previaus
meeting vaas presented to �he City Council by N�ncy Fik�� anc� it has
been ir.cluded in the City Budget. �
Nancy Fike has written a letter to Mayor Btzsse concerninq the propased
new Zonina, Ordinance as it pertains to the .L�.ndmark Commission. Copi�s
we.re distributed �to the Commission mem;��rs . Cop.i�s of th� letter we-re
also sent to members of the Zoning Board. No response has been .received
to date. The Public Hear_ing concerning the new Zoning Ordinance has
been tentatively scheduled for late August.
The revised. plaqL�ing �pp�ication farms have been completed.. Dorothy
Uttich �aas prepared a list of information sources far applicants , which
will be distributed �aith the ap�lications . The Commission _revie�aed
� the �reliminary list and discussed addii_ional sources , which will be
added. The final list o� information sources will be prepared in
outJ_ine .form for c�istribution.
Tom Hopkins shov�ed a drawing of_ the placxue desiqn, Final confirmation
of cost ( $30 each) has not yet been corfirr�e�. bv Mike Cjath�ml . When
tYie cost is confirmed, 7_0 plaques will be made.LL
Sandy Eckert presented a plaRue app]_ic�tion for the Northwester_n Hotel
(McHenry Depot Hotel ) and showed copies of original con�truction
drawings ta Commi.ss�_on members . The ap�lication will be cansidered
f_or :Einal voting by members �.t the next meeting.
Mary Weber has also submitted a plaque application for her house
(the "Count ' s House" ) , c�pies of which will be s�nt to Cor�mis��ion
members .
L�ndma_rk Commission member..s are to meet at the Hotel at 7 : 00 P.M. ,
before the next regular meeting on Septer,lber 2 , then �rocede to Weber ' s
house for viewing of the two structur_es , with votinc� on the �laque
ap�lications to take place at the r�gular meetinq.
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City of McHenry Landmark Commission, 5 Auc�. £�6 ( continued)
L. New P.rojects for the Commission wer_e discussed:
Historic Markers or plaques for_ the McHenry Bu:�iness area� were
discussed. The markers or �laques would be use� to display info_rm�tion
concerning origins , history and important people in the deve]_opment
of the business areas . Locations for the markers or �]_aques need to be
c�ete�r-iined, as well as the c'esiqn anc� eost. Possibly donati.ons can
be solicited fr_om businesses for placement of the markers .
Nancy Fike and Mary Vycital will check with Green Street area. businesses
for �ossible locations ; Ade1e Froe]_ich will check in West McHenry;
Frank Gans and Dicic Rabbitt wil check Riverside D,-ive.
Tom Ho�kins ��ill study the design of the proposed markers ,
All Commission members are to consider_ uahat in_formation the markers
shoulc� contain.
The [�7eber Par' dedication is scheduled for Sunday, August 31 , 2. : 00 P.M.
Dan Howard will cont�ct Mayor Busse to make �lans for the dedication
and arrange for pu�licity. The ceremony will include introduction of_
W�b�r family zner�bers , a sho_rt h.istory, a.nd shor_t speech�s �y local
di�nitzries , T'�e design of a sign is yet to he �eterrlined.
Nancy Fike urged Commission members to go to the library to see the
dispJ_ay of historic plates and the quilt.
The meeting was a�journed at 8 : 30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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