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Letters to the Editor July 30, 2009  RSS feed

Historic district needs more resident approval
      Your detailed article on the planning meeting about a Shoreby Hill historic district last week failed to mention that Dr. Richard Greenwood said the state recommends a 75 percent residents’ approval on the idea of a historic district.
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Thanks for help with fireworks
      You gave us $9,000 and we blew it up! What makes this event successful is the support of the people of Jamestown. The Rocket ’hogs are very thankful to everyone who mailed in a check, or donated anonymously, but we are also thankful to everyone who put time and effort into this venture.
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A greater surveillance threat
      Regarding Sam Bari’s recent column titled “The Reality TV Network:”
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Clarification on Shoreby Hill comment
      Last week’s article regarding historic districts quoted me as saying, “The zoning board has reached a consensus in support of historic district zoning.” I believe what I said was that there is not a consensus on the zoning board as to the extent of our authority to impose design conditions intended to preserve historic character, so that I personally thought creation of histo
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