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Preference will be given to letters less than 200 words. We had just purchased the home for which we had searched for years, on the street on which we had always wanted to live, in downtown Savannah. In our naivete, we had no idea the addition which would have made the move possible was to be denied by the Historic Review Board. Our proposal had the enthusiastic endorsement of the board's staff, and of our neighbors, but was rejected after some dissension within the board. Mr. Lane strongly criticized the board's professional staff for its recommendation, although Beth Reiter, the preservation officer, had clearly acted with insight and unbiased professionalism.