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From YouTube: Special Design Review Board Meeting
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The City of Aiken's Special Design Review Board is meeting Today, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 5:30PM in Council Chambers. To preview the meeting's agenda, click here :
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A
A
Applications
for
changes
to
property
in
the
historic
districts
are
the
Poli
districts
and
assisting
primarily
assisting
property
owners
with
changes
they
want
to
make.
But
we
also
have
another
responsibility
at
times
and
that
is
to
consider
expanding
either
the
historic
district
or
the
overlay
districts.
And
now
that's
a
recommendation
in
that
case,
and
you
are
probably
aware
that
this
meeting
was
was
called
at
the
request
of
a
potential
buyer
for
the
old
Aiken
Hospital
site.
And
so
that's
why
we're
here
and
we
will.
If
you
would
like
to
have
a
opportunity
to
speak.
B
C
The
site
currently
contains
a
number
of
buildings,
including
than
or
some
in
the
the
mid-1930s
hospital
building,
which
was
designed
by
architect,
Willis
Ervin.
You
have
certain
criteria
that
the
board
is
required
to
consider
when
it
comes
to
designation
of
a
property
into
the
historic
overlay
district
or
as
an
individual.
You
listed
property.
Those
are
included
in
Section
five
point
to
point
to
point:
B
of
the
zoning
ordinance
that
woman.
C
It
is
significant
in
American,
South,
Carolina
or
akin
history,
architecture,
archaeology,
engineering
or
culture,
and
to
has
integrity
of
location,
design,
setting
materials
or
workmanship
that
need
to
be
protected
or
preserved
and
beats.
One
of
the
more
one
or
more
of
the
following
criteria
is
associated
with
events
that
have
made
significant
contribution
to
history
is
associated
with
the
lives
of
persons
significant
in
history.
It
has
a
saint
of
characteristics
of
type
period,
method
of
architecture.
C
Construction
represents
the
work
of
a
master,
possesses
high
artistic
values
or
represents
a
significant
and
distinguishable
entity
whose
components
may
lack
individual
distinction
has
yielded
or
likely
to
yield
important
information
in
prehistory
or
history,
or
is
listed
on
the
National
Register
of
Historic
Places.
This
item
is
here
before
you
has
a
special
meeting.
C
It
was
originally
submitted
to
staff
and
it
has
a
noticing
requirement
different
than
that
of
any
other
thing
that
we
do
in
the
planning
department
and
planning
missed
that
by
one
day
to
be
able
to
accommodate
that
at
your
regular
meeting,
the
previous
regular
meeting.
So
we
tried
to
hold
a
meeting
as
soon
as
we
could
there.
After
receiving
the
nomination
application.
C
You
have
some
correspondents
one
piece
of
Correspondence
here
in
favor
attached
into
your
staff
report,
that
is
from
if
I'm
getting
the
name
right,
the
the
West
Richland
improvement
team
represented
by
Laura
Bagwell.
You
have
two
additional
pieces
that
were
forwarded
you
an
email
but
also
distributed
hardcopy
one
from
Charlotte.
We
demand
president
historic
Aiken
foundation
in
support
of
the
nomination.
You
also
have
an
email
from
County
Administrator
clay
Killian
requesting
continuance
to
allow,
but
the
potential
purchaser
of
the
subject
property
sufficient
time
to
participate
in
the
public
process.
C
The
board
has
there
are
multiple
steps
for
a
property
beginning
to
be
listed
or
for
the
district
to
be
expanded,
including
a
consideration
and
recommendation
from
this
board
consideration
and
recommendation
for
Planning
Commission
and
then
two
readings
of
an
ordinance
by
City
Council
to
approve
so
there
is
process
there,
but
at
the
same
time,
viewed
as
each
individual
process
is
along
the
way,
each
individual
public
hearings
and
Megan-
that's
just
staffs
recommendation,
but
there
are
processes
to
follow
whether
this
board
will
take
action
or
not.
If
the
board
we.
C
This
is
a
legally
noticed
public
hearing.
So
the
board
has
the
ability
to
share
as
the
ability
to
open
up
a
public
hearing
and
take
public
comment
at
this
time,
and
so
you
have
the
application.
The
full
application
materials
received
from
mr.
Buckley
and
miss
Knowles
included.
Herein
and
staff
would
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
Okay.
A
Thank
you,
Thank
You,
Ryan
and
I
I
noticed
that
staff
is
of
the
opinion
that
it
that
it
may
be
wise
to
continue
this
because
of
that
15-day
notice.
We're
trying
to
give
to
the
public.
Now
we
have
a
new.
A
new
entity
may
be
a
possible
owner.
I
think
I
think
really
we've
rushed
into
this
last
time
and
it
got
reversed
and
we
had
some
unintended
consequence.
So
I
think
it
would
be
wise
to
take
the
time
you
know.
A
Let
me
say
that,
since
you
all
are
here,
I
will
give
you
all
an
opportunity
to
speak.
We've
got
gotten
several
letters,
but
we
may
end
up
having
a
motion
after
that
to
continue
to
continue
this
I
guess
maybe
90
days,
in
which
case
you
could
speak
again
and
but
I
think
I
would
like
to
reserve
as
far
as
our
board
discussion.
Sometimes
we
we
we
wander
over
into
the
into
the
application
period
and
make
comments.
A
C
Staff
would
recommend
that
while
you
have
an
open
public
hearing-
and
this
is
an
indie
case,
while
you
have
an
open
public
hearing
to
limit
kind
of
the
opinion
on
on
the
application
of
certain
criteria,
but
maybe
you
could
kind
of
at
least
bring
up
procedurally
how
this
may
be,
how
some
of
that
could
be
evaluated.
That
sort
of
thing,
but
as
far
as
individually
weighing
and
as
far
as
a
discussion
amongst
the
board,
we
probably
good
idea
to
limit
that
until
you
close
the
public
hearing
and
are
ready
to
take
a
motion
in
action.
C
D
C
Kind
of
the
long
short
is
that,
within
the
historic
district,
any
changes
to
property
that
can
be
seen
from
public
right-of-way
require
certificate,
appropriateness
from
the
Design
Review
Board,
and
so
this
would
make
property.
This
particular
property
subject
to
those
regulations,
and
the
board
has
designated
I
guess
sort
of
a
matrix
of
things
that
may
be
approved.
C
A
A
There
they're
two
buildings
that
I
know
the
nursing
building
and
then
the
main,
the
main
building
and
probably
it
when,
and
if
this
were
expanded.
We
would
want
to
acknowledge
that
this
includes
both
buildings
or
one
again,
I,
guess
explaining
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
further
having
it
in
the
historic
district
simply
means
that
changes
that
are
proposed
come
before
us
and.
A
On
the
other
hand,
if
it
gets
listed
and
and
they
want
to
use
it
for
tax
credits,
then
they'll
have
the
stricter
set
of
guidelines
that
go
beyond
ours
and
it'll
be
decided
in
Columbia
and
then
in
in
DC
I
guess.
So
there
will
always
be
some
review
right
now,
even
if
it
weren't
in
the
district.
Whatever
is
done
here
would
come
before
Planning,
Commission
and
I
think
they
probably
require
a
concept
plan.
A
C
A
The
property
it's
currently
office,
currently
it's
office
correct.
So
if
there
were
other
uses,
then
it
probably
means
that
that
you
have
a
type
of
review
but
either
way
it's
gone.
It's
gonna
get
some
kind
of
review,
and
so
there
are
different
levels
of
strictness
and
and
some
of
those
will
it
will
be
at
the
the
I
guess.
Recommendation
of
the
new
owner-
and
we
have
we
what's
changed-
is
that
the
original.
A
D
C
A
C
D
A
E
C
So
yeah
there,
the
clause
or
the
the
section
of
the
the
city,
zoning
ordinance
for
amending
the
historic
district
or
individually
listing
says
that
the
nomination
be
may
be
made
by
a
member
of
the
City
Council,
any
member
of
a
board
appointed
by
the
City
Council
or
by
the
property
owner.
So
in
this
case,
the
property
owner
just
has
to
receive
notice.
E
B
Start
out
as
one
of
the
applicants
and
what
I
would
like
to
do
is
not
really
get
in
I.
Had
a
nice
little
speech,
all
planned,
but
I'm
not
gonna,
deliver
that
right,
but
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
process
and
answer
any
questions
about
the
application
sure.
And
then,
if
we
do
this
again,
then
I'll
reserve
the
right
to
speak.
B
So
we
were
present
at
County
Council
after
this
last
meeting
when
council
voted
and
it's
an
ordinance
on
third
reading
to
sell
the
property
to
the
Marion
group,
with
the
condition
that
the
building
remain.
So
that's
that's
the
county's
condition.
So
we
filed
this
application
first
of
all,
at
the
request
of
mr.
Halderman,
who
was
at
that
time
the
presumptive
fire
and
a
County
Councilman,
because
mr.
Halterman
needed
the
tax
credits
and
you
know
the
reason
we
filed
it
before
third
reading
was
because
there
was
a
limited
amount.
B
He
had
a
limited
amount
of
due
diligence
time
and
he
wanted
this
done
before
he
could.
You
know
conclude
the
deal
with
the
county
and
it's
his
opinion
that
this
deal
has
to
be
done
with
tax
credits
or
it's
not
going
to
work,
and
so
the
the
two
issues
here
are
the
tax
credits,
and
the
second
issue
is:
what
control
is
the
city
going
to
have
over
this
part,
which
is
an
important
part
for
the
city
at
the
moment,
because
it's
the
kind
of
a
pet
of
West
Richland
that
the
city
is
intending
to
approve?
B
So
mr.
Hall
durman's
plan
was
he
was
going
to
convert
the
building
into
lofts
and
he
also
had
a
plan,
maybe
to
put
some
some
other
housing
on
the
side.
You
know
of
the
property,
although
it
wasn't
sure
that
would
work.
But
if
the
this
property
is
part
of
the
historic
district,
then
the
city
has
control
over
what
else
goes
on
the
property.
So
those
are
the
two
reasons
for
this
application.
A
Thank
you,
I
think
this
is
helpful.
It's
not
it's
like
a
formal
kind
of
work
session
that
we
need
to
be
deliberative,
I'm
curious.
If,
if
you,
if
this
got
the
included
in
the
historic
district,
then
just
to
clarify
it,
would
simply
mean
that
any
any
improvements
to
the
building
would
come
to
the
design
view
board.
Oh
my.
A
D
A
B
A
B
B
A
B
A
E
A
We
just
wanted
to
technically
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
this,
this
15-day
notice
that
we're
having
a
hearing
that
somebody
isn't
left
out
if
they
wanted
to
be
heard
one
way
or
the
other
I
was
good.
It's
likely
that
the
the
new
folks
may
want
the
tax
rate
it
too,
but
right
now
to
come
in
the
day.
I
think
they're
coming
in
tomorrow
this
week,
sometime
to
begin
to
look
at
the
building
and
and
I
think
I
think
we
just
want
to
make
sure
everybody
you
know
has
an
opportunity
today.
Perhaps.
A
F
Just
you
know,
adding
on
to
what
Lucy
said
the
only
people,
my
name
is
Susan
French
and
I-
am
retiring
of
the
city
and
the
staff
person
for
the
Design
Review
Board
for
fifteen
years,
which
I
love
okay.
So
my
my
main
concerns
here
at
the
beginning
were
to
help
Brian
Halterman
in
his
process
of
trying
to
gain.
You
know
the
to
be
the
owner
of
this
property
as
time
moved
on
and
I
could
see
how
things
are
kind
of
moving
around
and
you
know
kind
of
going
off
this
wind.
F
F
We
have
already
heard
from
neighborhood
associations
that
they're
very
concerned
about
Richland
Avenue,
the
city
and
Ryan
are
working
on
Richland
Avenue,
trying
to
you
know
not
dress
it
up,
but
just
to
make
it
more
viable
and
what
we
want
it
to
be
as
an
entryway
to
the
city.
So
back
to
the
tax
credits,
the
only
people
I've
ever
talked
to
and
have
ever
read
about
that.
F
The
other
thing
is
like
we
say
we
don't
know
the
marryin
group,
I
didn't
know
they
were
coming
tomorrow
and
I
would
love
to
be,
and
some
of
us
would
love
to
see
what
they
see.
But
the
other
aspect
is:
if
they
come
in
and
do
this,
what
else
are
they
going
to
do?
Let's
say
they
save
the
hospital?
Let's
say
they
save
the
nurses
building.
What
else
are
they
going
to
do?
How
is
that
piece
of
property
going
to
be
the
piece
of
property?
It
should
be
as
the
Gateway
at
Gateway
in
taken.
F
The
other
two
thing.
Another
thing
I
wanted
to
say
is:
if
you
do
designate
this
art,
do
the
rezoning
for
this
piece
of
property,
adding
it
in
you
can
always
like
everything,
doesn't
have
to
be
a
landmark
Katy.
You
can
have
you
can
designate
one
building
a
landmark.
You
can
designate
another
building
contributing
and
you
can
designate
another
building
non-contributing
and
each
of
those
levels
have
different
levels
of
review.
F
Okay,
so
you
know
I'm
just
saying
it
doesn't
have
to
be
heavy-handed
and
we've
learned
that
over
the
years,
that's
just
you
know
what
I
wanted
to
say.
So
I
I
can
see
the
goodness,
no
matter
what
of
having
some
kind
of
review
like
Park
Avenue
has
review
in
the
old
a
canned
over
lake.
You
know
so
I
think
it's
not
it's
not
just
dramatically
different
and
awful,
like
people
would
say
15
years
ago.
Well,.
A
F
F
A
Is
really
this
building?
Unfortunately,
there
was
another
hospital
there
that
that
really
did
conform
to
the
to
the
historic
district
and
was
right
up
there
on
the
street
frontage
and
had
a
porch,
I
think
probably
I,
think
it'd
be
kind
of
neat,
maybe
to
reconstruct
something
there
like
that.
But
unfortunately,
this
building
began
to
unraveling
in
some
ways
of
Ritson
Avenue,
where
it
became
commercial.
You
had
a
pharmacy
across
the
street
yeah.
F
A
F
And
one
more
thing
you
just
brought
up
to
me
way
back
when
you
know
we
had
the
downtown
over
leg,
if
y'all
remember,
and
then
we
did
the
old,
they
can
master
plan
and
we
divided
old,
Aiken
and
departments,
and
the
plan
was
to
bring
in
one
quadrant
at
a
time.
So
we
started
with
northeast
okay
and
that
was
done
and
then
everything
went
haywire
and
it
never
completed
was
completed.
F
A
G
Martin
Buckley
the
fact
that
the
hope
that
the
the
hospital
is
not
right
up
to
the
street
is
probably
a
good
thing.
It
was
originally
done
because
the
original
hospital
was
in
operation
during
the
construction
and
that
dictated
that
it
be,
in
fact,
I
think
that
they
were
connected
at
one
point
and
as
soon
as
the
hospital
was
completed,
the
original
building
was
taken
down.
The
original
building
was
pretty
nice
building,
but
it
didn't
work
too.
Well,
the
it's.
G
G
Lot
of
our
was
more
permanent
building
was
set
back
and
the
fact
that
it
is
set
back
is
probably
a
blessing.
I
mean
I,
don't
think
anyone
met
thought.
It
was
bad
at
the
time
to
have
a
little
bit
of
a
kind
of
a
park
between
the
smaller
buildings
around
it
and
the
big,
the
big
structure,
Seagram's
building,
say
people
kind
of
kind
of
happy.
G
It
wasn't
put
right
up
on
the
street,
aren't
they
the
this
is
there
are
reasons
for
it
as
part
of
its
history
as
part
of
our
downtown,
and
it
would
be
nice
if
there
were
city
control
over
it
and
we
weren't
that
wasn't
just
done
to
us
by
the
county,
their
rules,
they
they
wag
the
whole
thing.
It's
your
chance
to
consider
what
really
would
be
best
for
akin
and
to
do
something
nice
with.
That
would
be
a
it's
a
grand
opportunity
and
it
shouldn't
be
put
off
or
missed
or
whatever.
G
G
A
G
G
It
sells
lots
and
I
think
so,
if
one
one
problem
that
all
of
those
buildings
have
had
is
very
little
maintenance
and
very
little
care,
and
no
one
really
concerning
themselves
with
how
it
presents
itself
that
just
the
slightest
little
bit
of
landscaping
could
do
wonders
to
that
property
and
the
and
make
you
feel
a
whole
lot
better
about
the
somewhat
somber
brick
hospital
which
is
well
done,
and
it's
a
good
a
good
example
and
historically
there's
there's
a
lot
to
be
said
for
it.
They
just
the
the
skin
grafting
technique.
G
G
Because
look
look
up
his
name,
you
find
almost
nothing,
but
if
you
googled
the
meager
technique
you
hit
jackpot,
you
find
articles
in
Dutch
all
sorts
of
things.
It
was.
This
was
a
big
deal
and
the
skin
graft
process
was
very
ingenious
and
we
ought
to
try
it
on
someone,
but
it
was.
It
was
very
successful.
G
A
G
G
G
G
Was
a
pure
and
simple
style
and
architects
are
always
asked
to
save
money
and
saving.
The
paint
is
pretty
good
savings
money
even
back,
then
that
was
when
the
hospital
cost
$200,000
yeah
a
little
more,
and
although
the
numbers
don't
quite
add
up
because
of
the
thing
I
read
had
all
the
little
things
that
they
spent
for
it
and
so
forth,
and
they
did
come
to
more
than
$200,000
but
said
it
was
less
than
two
hundred
things.
A
H
We
are
a
very
real
grassroots,
collective
we've
been
working
for
more
than
a
year
to
identify
and
begin
to
make
take
some
actions
on
concerns
along
Richland,
Avenue,
West
Corridor.
Just
one
of
our
goals
is
to
make
sure
that
the
old
Aiken
Hospital
gets
saved
from
the
wrecking
ball,
which
last
year
was
a
very
real
possibility.
H
It
appears
that
salvation
and
preservation
may
be
imminent,
but
we've
discussed
some
uncertainty
about
that
tonight.
Nonetheless,
speaking
for
the
group
we
are,
we
are
pleased
that
the
building
looks
like
it's
going
to
be
saved
and
not
going
to
be
demolished.
However,
our
optimism
is
a
little
lukewarm
and
tempered
by
the
fact
that
the
property
currently
lies
outside
the
historic
overlay
and
therefore
it
doesn't
get
any
of
the
protections
afforded
by
historic,
designation
and
being
included
in
the
historic
overlay.
H
H
The
building
is
historic
and
architectural
II
significant,
designed
by
Willis
Urban
and
built
in
1936,
with
funds
from
the
Public
Works
Administration
I
believe
that,
in
order
to
preserve
this
property
and
repurpose
it
to
its
very
highest
and
best
use
requires
that
the
property
be
added
to
the
historic
overlay
or
that
the
historic
overlay
be
extended
to
include
the
property
so
that
this
board
will
have
oversight
for
the
things
that
go
on
there.
You
know
we
we
knew
what
the
previous
presumed
purchaser
was
going
to
do
with
the
property,
and
it
required
historical
designation.
H
We
don't
know
so
much
about
the
current
presumed
purchaser,
although
we
wish
them
well.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
whatever
they
do
is
done
within
the
guidelines
of
historical
preservation
and
under
the
purview
of
this
board.
Now
I
understand
your
hesitation
to
extend
historic,
designation
and
expand
the
historic
overlay
at
this
time,
but
I
want
to
encourage
you
to
pursue
in
the
most
aggressive
way
historic
preservation,
historic,
designation
and
expanding
the
historic
overlay
district
so
that
that
property
will
enjoy
the
protection
and
the
oversight
afforded
by
y'all.
A
A
D
H
D
A
Yeah
so
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
common
interest
here,
detecting
from
your
comments,
but
the
need
the
need
for
some
sort
of
review
that
just
kind
of
stops
right
there
and
and
anyone
can
build
any
Motel
or
actually
McDonald's
or
they're.
Probably
the
nicer
of
the
buildings
that
that
that
are
put
in
these
strips.
But
how
does
your
group
feel
about
some
overlay
review
of
of
Richland
Avenue
West,
going
on
down
the
hill.
H
Speaking
for
myself,
I'm
all
for
it
speaking
at
some
risk
for
the
other
people
who
have
been
involved
in
this
grassroots
effort,
I
believe
that
we
would
welcome
any
kind
of
oversight,
design
standards,
for
example,
that
would
improve
the
quality
of
the
commercial
district
and
improve
the
safety
and
the
aesthetics
of
the
neighborhoods
that
the
Kalmia
Hill
neighborhoods
that
a
join
that
Richland
Avenue
corridor.
We
would
be
delighted
to
see
a
greater
connection
between
and
among
the
downtown
business
district
and
USC
Aiken
and
Aiken
Regional,
Medical
Center
and
those
professional
buildings
that
are
over
there.
H
H
H
We
have
all
of
these
statistics
from
the
Aiken
County
Sheriff's
Department
and
from
the
city
of
Aiken,
the
police
department,
and
we
believe
that
the
uptick
in
crime
in
our
neighborhoods
is
directly
tied
to
the
presence
of
those
kinds
of
businesses,
predatory
lenders,
meth
motels,
where
they,
you
know,
undertake
their
illegal
activities
and
then
the
location
of
our
homes.
Right
next
to
that
affords
them
a
handy
and
easy
target
when
they
need
more
money
to
break
in
to
continue
their
and.
A
Then
property
values
decrease
absolutely
the
same
way
when
we
have
some
design
review
and
and
in
some
some
control
over
at
future
property
values
increase
the
reverse
happens
too,
and
that's
what's
happened
that
hold
that
hold
strip,
which
was
at
one
time
you
know
a
viable
commercial
business.
Absolutely.
H
That's
true,
so,
notwithstanding
our
concerns
about
what
we
call
the
methyls
and
the
predatory
lenders,
we
recognize
that
there
are
some
great
businesses
along
the
Richland
Avenue
corridor.
We
are
happy
to
support
them.
We
note
with
great
pleasure
the
fact
that
several
of
the
businesses,
including
fast-food
places,
have
done
a
great
job
at
their
landscaping,
their
streetscaping
their
lighting
even
right.
H
Now
there
are
businesses
in
that
corridor
that
are
making
an
obvious
investment
in
our
neighborhood
trying
to
make
it
look
more
beautiful
places
like
sonic
had
a
whole
tear
complete
tear
down
and
rebuild
Kentucky
Fried
Chicken
is
doing
a
facade,
improvement,
Wendy's,
isn't
doing
a
facade
improvement,
so
we
feel
like
in
the
same
way
that
deterioration
can
be
contagious.
So
too
can
in
pride
in
one's
community,
and
we
see
that
happening.
H
A
Agree
I
thought
it
can.
It
can
be
a
real
catalyst
when,
if
that
first
parcel
begins
to
get
some
designer
review,
that
it's
only
logical
that
the
surrounding
you
know
thoroughfares
have
something
at
least
where
there's
some
kind
of
review,
because
likely
there
will
be
now
more
development
and
so
I
think
it's
a
difficult
for
city
staff
and
even
citizen
boards
to
do
that
from
the
top
down
to
say:
hey
in
fact,
it's
been
tried
kind
of,
unsuccessfully.
Why
don't
you
guys
we'd
like
to
we're
here
to
help
you
we're
from
the
government
right?
A
But
when
it
comes
from
the
from
the
residents,
it
can
be
a
lot
lot
more
effective.
So
I
would
encourage
you
to
continue
to
talk
that
idea
up
that.
If,
if,
if
this
begins
to
get
some
attention
and
investment,
this
particular
property
I,
don't
think
it
will
that
they're
likely
be
some
more
coming,
but
it
ought
to
be
Design
Review
instead
of
just
more
asphalt.
H
A
H
A
I
Almost
never
can
architecture
be
separated
from
the
ideological
context
in
which
it
was
produced,
said
distinguished
architect,
Bernard
tsunami,
the
Aiken
hospital
is
no
exception.
To
this
rule.
The
architecture
of
the
Aiken
hospital
visible
today
provides
us
with
insight
about
the
American
social
and
political
climate
of
the
night
mid
1930s,
the
period
in
which
the
majority
of
the
Aiken
Hospital
was
designed
and
constructed
the
freight.
I
The
front
main
section
of
the
Aiken
hospital
was
constructed
between
34
and
36,
with
funds
provided
by
the
Public
Works
Administration,
one
of
many
New
Deal
programs
created
by
President
Franklin
D
Roosevelt,
to
improve
the
conditions
of
the
United
States
during
the
Great
Depression.
The
design
of
the
hospital
came
from
renowned
local
architect,
Louis
Ervin,
a
nervous
design,
the
Aiken
hospital
in
a
restrained,
stripped-down,
abstract
version
of
the
Colonial
Revival
style
and
so
much
more
Astaire.
I
Compared
to
you
know
some
of
the
other
Colonial
Revival
structures
built
in
Aiken,
a
for
the
wealthy
during
the
midst
of
the
winter
colony,
and
it's
so
austere.
Some
individuals
claim
the
Aiken
hospital
simply
a
series
of
masonry
boxes
and
put
represent
no
particular
architectural
style,
and
these
are
some
of
the
heavier
ornate
Colonial
Revival
styles,
that
buildings
that
were
built
prior
to
the
hospital.
But
the
Aiken
hospital
building
is
not
as
completely
rectilinear
as
say.
The
nearby
Aiken
County
Health
Center,
which
is
better
news.
I
Aiken
County
Council
building,
which
is
a
mid-century
modern,
International
style,
building
built
in
1957
during
the
cold
world,
Cold
War
and
the
midst
of
the
civil
rights
movement
and
like
the
Aiken
hospital,
is
being
recommended
by
the
Shippo,
the
State
Historic
Preservation
Office
for
the
register.
National
Register
of
Historic
Places.
I
I
At
that
time
there
was
race
relations,
strained
democracy,
wavered
and
World
War.
Two
loomed
Roosevelt
asked
Americans
to
look
back
to
these
modern
problems,
look
back
and
remember
in
a
cold,
not
conventional
perception
of
colonial
America,
but
rather
its
initial
notions,
tolerance,
stability
and
independence.
And
to
do
this
Roosevelt
would
ask
the
press
to
call
him
a
modern-day
Jefferson.
I
He
requested
Harry
Lindbergh,
who
is
a
distinguished
architect
of
large
country.
Cloner
of
about
with
stylus
States
to
design
a
US
Embassy
in
Moscow
as
a
modern
version
of
Monticello,
which
is
Thomas
Jefferson's
the
house,
and
he
also
supported
numerous
colonial
themed,
art
and
architecture
projects,
including
the
hospital.
I
I
I
Was
a
mural
in
13
I
was
there
was
thousands
of
art
and
architecture
projects
sponsored
by
the
government
at
that
time,
a
lot
of
its
Colonial
Revival
style,
and
then
you
also
see
a
lot
of
colonial
themed
examples
because
I
mean
even
Roosevelt.
That's
when
Jefferson
got
on
the
nickel
very
big
Jeffersonian
period
at
that
time,
and
we.
I
Arts
design,
historian
and
actually
and
and
my
thesis
was
about
a
school
called
the
design
laboratory
when
I
was
in
graduate
school
and
it
was
I
was
federally
funded
and
it
was
only
existence
from
35
to
40,
because
the
war
started
in
lost
funding,
but
I'm
very
interested
in
that
mural.
It's
I've
been
researching
it
and
there's
it
has
a
lot
to
say
that
has
not
been
said
yet
or
has
been
said,
and
it's
not
true
so
I'm
very
interested
in
that
is
well.
It's
got.
A
lot
of
art
objects
that
we
can
I.
I
Take
my
kids,
I've
two
young
children,
I
take
them
to
a
gust
I
took
in
Columbia
to
the
museum's,
learn
about
art
objects.
We
got
our
own
and
this
is
one
of
them.
The
mural
is
one
of
them.
The
mid-century
modern
building
is
one
of
them.
I'm
pleased
that
Aiken
has
such
a
variety
of
architectural
examples,
and
this
I
don't
know
of
anyone.
That's
like
this
Macon,
it's
pretty
valuable.
I
I
D
A
J
Will
and
I
will
be
very
brief:
I'm
Charlotte
Whedon
in
six
to
six
hane
Avenue
I
live
on
one
of
those
little
corners,
that's
just
visible
on
the
bottom
of
the
map,
so
in
there
the
little
tiny,
nubbin
they're
part
of
historic
district
Lee,
but
we
started
this
process,
obviously
to
help
mr.
Halterman,
and
it
was
important
because
he
said
from
the
get-go
to
do
these
type
of
projects.
You
have
to
have
the
historic
tax
credits
in
place,
and
fortunately
the
city
of
Aitkin
has
put
in
their
own
50-year
marker
so
locally.
J
We
can
do
it,
but
for
the
federal
grants
that
are
available,
this
is
really
important.
So
when
there
was
a
unexpected
turn
of
events,
let's
say
at
the
county
council
meeting
we
said
well,
what
do
we
do
now
and
the
idea
was
to
continue
forward
for
two
reasons.
One
councilman
bunker
said
in
you
know
on
his
Facebook
post.
J
That
historical
preservation
is
should
be
excited
at
the
prospect
of
keeping
the
historical
structure
standing
and
we
awarded
the
contract
to
a
developer,
who
will
incorporate
the
old
structure
into
their
new
site
and
likewise
the
purchase
or
the
possible
purchaser
from
the
Marian
group
says
you
always
hope
to
save
an
old
building,
and
that
is
certainly
what
we're
going
to
into
this
planning
to
do
so.
It
kind
of
seemed
like
if
there
truly
is
their
intent
to
move
forward
and
save
the
building.
J
I,
don't
know
anyone
who
has
done
an
old
building
that
either
didn't
take
the
tax
credits
or
at
the
front
or
didn't
kick
themself
at
the
end,
for
not
taking
the
tax
credits
when
they
realized
they
were
kind
of
oops.
I
should
have
started
this
from
the
beginning,
so
it
seems
like
if
this
is
the
intent
that
county
council
wanted
was
to
preserve
the
building,
and
the
developer
says
they
will
preserve
the
building.
Then
moving
forward
in
the
process
makes
it
all
possible
for
them.
What
was
concerning
at
that
time
was
with.
J
There
were
the
councilmen
from
let's
say
the
Aiken
area,
who
were
very
much
in
favor
of
moving
forward
Halterman.
They
felt
comfortable
with
it
and
they
were
very
much
deeply
entrenched
in
Aiken
and
what
we
are
used
to,
and
you
know
wanting
to
extend
the
the
beautification
that
is
an
incredible
entry
to
Aiken.
My
office
is
catty-corner
from
the
star,
so
I
come
up
that
rise
every
day
and
I
see
a
beautiful
green
space
and
a
historic
building
on
my
left
and
what
the
city
has
done
down.
Richland
is
phenomenal.
J
Michelle
Jones
public
works
group
has
gone
and
done
a
magnificent
job,
beautifying
that
Richland
corridor
there
so
to
have
that
nice
entry
into
Aiken
and
in
the
beautiful
Street
Inn
we
got
nervous
when
we
heard
counsel
from
other
areas,
say
well,
design
review
board
will
have
oversight
and
they
didn't
really
seem
to
understand
the
process.
The
building
and
the
property
have
no
protections
currently
in
place.
J
So
as
long
as
they
met
the
variance
request
for
the
use
of
the
site,
anything
could
go
up,
and
so
that's
why
we
feel
it's
important
to
extend
the
historic
district
to
an
incredibly
historic
property
so
that
your
oversight
gives
us
some
level
of
protection
and
beautification
and
keeping
what's
important
in
the
property.
Values
for
a
historic
area
are
incredibly
important.
They
are
higher
than
other
areas,
so
we
feel
for
the
city
of
Aiken,
knowing
that
this
is
a
protection
for
the
historic
district.
J
A
A
When
I
had
my
tonsils
out
paddling,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Yeah
I.
Think
really
that
maybe
just
to
summarize
before
we
have
a
motion
here,
we're
stood
in
in
partnering
with
whoever
the
new
owner
is
and
I,
and
that
was
really
our
intent
with
with
Brian
and
and
this
meeting
is
we're
here
because
of
his
request.
But
I
think
we
want
to
do
the
same
thing
with
the
new
group
and
rather
than
then
have
a
heavy-handed
effect,
we'd
like
to
again
sort
of
haven't
an
open
communication
with
them
and
what
they
might
intend.
A
A
C
A
C
A
The
next
the
next
meeting
I
think
it
may
be
a
little
premature
for
them
to
be.
You
know
only
on
agenda,
but
any
time.
Okay,
we
have
a
motion.
Second,
any
any
any
other
discussion
comments
about
the
procedure.
Okay,
good!
Well!
Thank
you
all
in
favor
of
continuing
with
us
to
the
October
meeting,
raise
your
right
hand.
A
Okay,
that's
what
we'll
do
and
we'll
see
you
all!
Then
you'll
get
a
notification
if
they
do
come,
and
sooner
certainly
we'll
let
everybody
know
we
just
want
to
have
a
careful,
methodical
deliberation
here.
This
time
and
I'll
go
ahead
and
I
think
that's
the
that's
our
business
switching
this
evening
and
we'll
adjourn
the
meeting.