HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC1995-007 Letter To Anne Guthrie From Dover & Dixon 04/15/1996DARRELL D. DOVER
PHILIP E DIXON
THOMAS S. STONE
STEVE L. RIGGS
JOSEPH H. PURVIS
CHARLES W. REYNOLDS
JOHN B. PEACE'
WM. DEAN OVERSTREET
GARY B. ROGERS
MICHAEL R JOHNS
W. MICHAEL REIF
DAVID A. COUCH
M. DARREN O'OUINN
MONTE D. ESTES
PATRICK E. HOLLINGSWORTH
DERRICK DAVIDSON
JENNIFER M. BROWNE
DovEB & Dixoiv
A PaOFESSIOIVAL CoRronAmoiv
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
425 WEST CAPITOL
SUITE 3700
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 722201
April 15, 1996
Ms. V. Anne Guthrie
Historic Preservation Administrator
City of Little Rock
Historic District Commission
723 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201-1334
Re: 615 East Capitol
Dear Ms. Guthrie:
TELEPHONE (501) 375-9151
FACSIMILE (501) 375-6484
MEMBER OF
COMMERCIAL LAW AFFILIATES
WITH OFFICES IN
PRINCIPAL CITIES WORLD WIDE
OF COUNSEL
W HORACE JEWELL
JAMES R. RHODES, III
'BOARD RECOGNIZED TAX
LAW SPECIALIST
Thank you for your letter of April 9, 1996, and the enclosed
copy of the City Ordinance. I was unaware that the Commission, at
the November 2, 1995, meeting, had determined that the demolition
was inappropriate. My specific recollection is that the
Commissioners merely wanted to defer this matter for a few months
until the City could be given an opportunity to study the purchase
of the building. Unfortunately for my clients, those few months
have now turned into six months and according to your letter will
turn into seven months from the date of the first hearing. Since
that hearing, other than one phone call I received from Tony
Berzenski a few weeks ago, I have had no other communication with
the Historic District Commission. I notice that the enclosed code
section states that "Progress reports shall be made by the
Commission or its staff at each regularly scheduled Commission
meeting". I would appreciate it if you would send to me a
transcript of the initial public hearing and in addition, a copy of
each progress report that was made to the Commission. I would also
like to have a copy of any and all other letters, reports or other
documents that are contained in the Commission's file regarding my
clients' application for a Certificate for Appropriateness except
for those materials that have been generated by my office. I
appreciate your consideration.
Yours very truly,
DAC:11
cc: Mayor Jim Dailey