Friday, July 30, 1999
Goal: Link with history
BY KRISTINA GOETZ
The Cincinnati Enquirer
BURLINGTON — As Boone County grows with development, some residents are becoming increasingly concerned about preserving its past.
A small group met at the Boone County Extension building Thursday night to discuss the draft of a document that may help preserve the county's history — including its prehistoric heritage — while encouraging smart growth.
“It's not a no-growth and all preservation kind of thing,” said Susan Cabot, the county's historic preservation planner.
“We need to work together as a whole community.”
The Boone County Historic Preservation Review Board sponsored a workshop on the proposed county preservation plan.
Clarify efforts
The plan details the goals and objectives of the board and is designed to clarify preservation efforts in the county as well as to provide a guideline when the preservation review board makes recommendations to the planning commission.
“What this board counts on is education,” Ms. Cabot said.
Although the review board does not have any regulatory power — the only regulation in the county's planning and zoning code is to protect family cemeteries — some of the preservation-plan document could be included in the update of the county's comprehensive plan.
The comprehensive plan, which is updated every five years, guides county officials in land-use issues.
With proposed developments in Boone County such as a creationist museum, limestone mine and a waste water treatment plant, some residents said the issue is getting more urgent.
"In the right direction'
“We're moving in the right direction,” said John Walton, a Burlington resident. “Yes, it's slow. We're not fueled by the big engine like the airport.
“We're only fueled by the desires of the people.”
With regard to development, the proposed plan provides strategies to work with county officials to encourage smart growth while protecting historic and prehistoric resources.
It also encourages dialogue with developers that would encourage them to incorporate historic sites into their development — taking an old barn or home, for instance, and making it a part of a subdivision.
“You've got to start somewhere,” said Bob Maurer, chairman of the historic preservation review board.
Residents with suggestions or concerns about the plan can attend a public hearing at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 at the county administration building in Burlington.
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