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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7-2-25MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY July 2, 2025 The Washington County Historic District Commission held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Washington County Administrative Complex, 100 W. Washington Street, Room 2001, Hagerstown, Maryland CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Chairman called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Commission members present were: Lloyd Yavener, Chairman; Ann Aldrich, Michael Lushbaugh, Justin Bedard, Tyler Milam, Greg Smith and Ex-officio County Commissioner Randal Leatherman. Staff members present were: Washington County Department of Planning & Zoning: Meghan Jenkins, GIS Coordinator and HDC Staff member. MINUTES Motion and Vote: Ms. Aldrich made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 7, 2025 meeting as presented. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lushbaugh and unanimously approved. OLD BUSINESS Historic Properties Tax Credit — Town MOU Ms. Jenkins explained that the Town of Keedysville was meeting this evening and would be discussing the MOU for the Historic Properties Tax Credits in the near future. She noted she will follow-up with Mr. Lung from the Town of Sharpsburg [who attended the Workshop] and will reach out to the other municipalities one more time. Members provided a few suggestions to add to the powerpoint presentation such as adding photos of other resources that would qualify for historic tax credits and the addition of a slide with key points that were discussed during the Workshop. OTHER BUSINESS Preservation Month 2025 Ms. Jenkins provided a summary of the social media posts that were viewed during the month of May. There was a lot of positive interaction. Preservation Maryland provided a presentation during May; however, Ms. Jenkins believes this should be scheduled earlier in order to get the word out to the public and receive more participation. It was suggested that the scavenger hunt brochure should be provided to the Board of Education to distribute to the school students. Only two completed forms were submitted. Correspondence Ms. Jenkins announced that the County supported a grant application submitted by Preservation Maryland to host a series of historic trades workshops. It seems favorable that the grant may be funded since the Federal government has opened up the Federal Fiscal Year funding. Training Opportunities Ms. Jenkins reported that she attended the Creating and Updating Historic Design Guidelines webinar which she found interesting and helpful. It was recommended that Design Guidelines should be updated every few years. If members or staff have questions that continually arise, a list should be kept which could be addressed in the next update. It was recommended that alternative materials should be very specific. The next training opportunity for members is the Evolution of Historic Building Systems webinaron July 8`n at 12 p.m. Ms. Jenkins will be attending and encouraged members to sign up for at least one training per year. Staff Report • A written report of staff reviews for both May and June was provided to members in the agenda packet. • The photo addendum for WA-1-437 (1230 Mt. Aenta Road) has been submitted to MHT as requested by the HDC. • The Comprehensive Plan has been scheduled for discussion with the Board of County Commissioners on August 5en ADJOURNMENT Ms. Aldrich made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 pm. The motion was seconded by Mr. Smith and so ordered by the Chairman.