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Historic  Commission Members & Staff:

 

Chairman

Dwight Hopkins

 

Co-Chairman

John Symonds

 

Secretary

Cami Brown

Telephone: 474-8943

 

Commissioners

Vickie Davis

Jody Rhoads

Paul Gibson

 

 

Mailing Address:

Van Buren Historic District Commission

c/o Cami Brown, Building Inspectors Office

1003 Broadway

Van Buren, AR 72956

Historic District Commission Materials:

 

Van Buren Historic District Map - A general map of the Historic District and key buildings.
Historic District Guidelines - A Guide to Rehabilitation and Construction for the Van Buren Historic District.

 

Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) Application

Print and complete this application and send it to:

Van Buren Historic District Commission

c/o Cami Brown, Building Inspectors Office

1003 Broadway

Van Buren,  AR  72956

NOTE:  This application is on pages 48 - 50 of the Historic District Guidelines.  Refer to the guidelines for instructions for completing the application.

 

News !!   

Fairview Cemetery was adopted into Historic District of Van Buren

$10,000.00 grant was granted to City of Van Buren to restore Wallace Children's Monument in Fairview Cemetery and work will be done by Norton Arts on-site in July of this year. This grant is an Arkansas Preservation Restoration Grant from AHPP

Van Buren Historic District, being a Certified Local Government, received $6,100.00 in grant funds to help with costs for putting together a city-wide preservation plan, and with training for staff and Commissioners. This grant funding has also awarded $2,500.00 to King Opera House to help with maintenance and repairs of the building.

Van Buren was designated as a Preserve America Community recently. To learn more about Preserve America, visit www.PreserveAmerica.gov.

Historic District Commission donated $1,300.00 for interpretation education to the Drenen-Scott House for Historical Interpretation Program. The funds will be used to purchase materials to help with education program for K-12 students in this area. The funds are from CLG Grant Program. 

 

 

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 5:30 P.M. 

 

HISTORIC DISTRICT MEETINGS FOR  2008 

                         

JANUARY 10

FEBRUARY 14

MARCH 13

APRIL 10

MAY 8

JUNE 10

JULY 10

AUGUST 14

SEPTEMBER 11

OCTOBER 9

NOVEMBER 13

DECEMBER 11

 

 

2008 MONTHLY DEADLINES FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS HISTORIC DISTRICT

 

 JANUARY 3

JANUARY 2

FEBRUARY 6

MARCH 5

APRIL 2

 MAY 30

 JUNE 4

 JULY 2

 AUGUST 6

 SEPTEMBER 3

 OCTOBER 1

NOVEMBER 5

DECEMBER 3

 

 

 

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMITTEE PACKETS ARE DISTRIBUTED THE DAY AFTER THE ABOVE DEADLINE DATES

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS PACKETS MAY BE PICKED UP AND TURNED IN, WHEN COMPLETE, TO THE PLANNING DEPT. IN THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX

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Historic District Commission Meeting:
 

Date: Thurs. April 10

Time: 5:30

Place:  Municipal Complex in the Council Room,  1003 Broadway, Van Buren, AR

 

As always, the Van Buren Historic District Commission meeting is open to the public !!


Agenda:

Approval of minutes of last meeting
Any other Business that comes before the Committee
Other business TBD (check back)

 

Minutes for the last commission meeting will be available after they are approved at the following commission meeting.

 

Previous Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes:

 

January 10, 2008

February 14, 2008

 

To view minutes from previous years,
CLICK HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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