The Historic District Commission approved an art installation at the intersection of Spring and Main Sts.
Kyle Palmer, the city’s Director of Planning and Community Development, said neither the city’s Public Works nor the Arkansas Department of Transportation had any objection to the project. The project, at the four-ft. retaining wall, will feature seven metal and glass panels, ranging from three to six feet tall, and 18 inches wide.
Chair Dee Bright led a discussion on reviving the commission’s preservation awards. She said awards were given in conjunction with the Preservation Society, but the awards have not been presented since Covid interrupted in spring 2020.
Bright said the last year of the ceremony was a great success, and it involved other community assets, including the Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Eureka Springs. “We had at least one hundred people there, and it was a great evening,” she said.
Bright suggested inviting interested parties to a workshop. “The more people involved, the better it will be attended,” she said. The awards were usually presented in May or June, and there would not be time to assemble a ceremony this year. She suggested a workshop in the fall, to plan for an awards ceremony in 2025.
In other business:
- Some commissioners will attend a national preservation meeting in Florida from July 31-Aug. 4. Palmer asked the commissioners to let him know about which additional tours they might want to take, aside from the regular agenda.
- The commission has a vacancy with the resignation of Peter Graham.
- The HDC will next meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1. Level III applications were due April 18, and Level II applications were due April 25.