Graydon Gets Historic Designation

The planning board on Tuesday voted to designate a local historical site, meaning any large-scale changes proposed will require a courtesy review by the planning board.

The board met in December at the request of the Ridgewood Historic Preservation Committee, which said the reasons for the designation are "overwhleming."

"This is really catching up with history," Art Wrubel, chairman of the Historic Preservation Committee stated at the December meeting.

The local designation alone would not in itself preclude the village from making changes but rather add another layer of scrutiny by the planning board, Mayor Keith Killion, who also serves on the planning board, told Patch Thursday morning.

There . Any group or individual can petition the state or feds and such actions would limit the village from making changes to the site down the road.

Ultimately though, Killion said the board voted unanimously to make the change effective (Class-2 member Nancy Bigos, the Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation, abstained). Village Planner Blais Brancheau was instructed to draft a resolution, Killion said.

In other planning board news, Killion said applicants for had conflicting testimony to plans presented. Planning board counsel Gail Price was reportedly upset with the and instructed Church of God to reappear with their application in order.