Black Heritage Preservation Committee — Fayetteville, AR
Date: 2025-09-18
Time: 18:30

113 W Mountain St
 Fayetteville, AR 72701

 Black Heritage Preservation Committee Agenda
 City Hall Meeting Room 101 / Virtual Meeting via Zoom
 Thursday, September 18, 2025
 6:30 PM


 Members
 City Council Member Min. Monique Jones
Rep. Familiar w/ Historical Black Church - Lois Bryant (Exp: 12/27) - Chair
 Braziel Hatch (Exp: 12/27)
 Janet Allured (Exp: 12/26)
 Shawn Walker (Exp: 12/26)
 Veronica Huff (Exp: 12/25)
 Wendell Huggins (Exp: 12/25) - Vice Chair

 City Staff
 Long Range and Historic Preservation Planner Kylee Cole
 Long Range Planning and Special Projects Manager Britin Bostick
Black Heritage Preservation Agenda September 18, 2025
Committee Meeting




Zoom Information

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Call to Order

Roll Call

Minutes
 Approval of the August 21, 2025 Meeting Minutes.


Unfinished Business

 Theressa Hoover Historical Marker

 Update from Commissioner Allured on the historical marker honoring Theressa
 Hoover.


New Business

 Fall Meeting Schedule

 Review of fall meeting schedule and discussion of projects.


Announcements

 Downtown Plan


Adjournment


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Meeting of the Black Heritage Preservation Commission
 August 21, 2025 6:30 PM
 City Hall Room 101 & Zoom


NOTE: The August 21, 2025 Black Heritage Preservation Commission meeting was held
in person and online via Zoom.

Members: Minister Monique Jones, Chair Lois Bryant, Veronica Huff, Vice Chair Wendell
Huggins, Shawn Walker, Janet Allured, and Braziel Hatch

City Staff: Kylee Cole – Long Range & Preservation Planner, Britin Bostick - Long Range
Planning & Special Projects Manager

Call to Order: 6:31 pm by Vice Chair Huggins

In Attendance: Lois Bryant, Wendell Huggins, Shawn Walker, Janet Allured, Kylee Cole, and
Britin Bostick.

Approval of Minutes from the June 26 Meeting: Motion to accept by Bryant, second by
Walker. Approved by voice vote.

Unfinished Business

Theressa Hoover Historical Marker Update – Commissioner Allured: Allured said the board
approved an etched plaque like the design of the West Ave. marker in the Upper Ramble. The
wording is approved and Allured will proceed with ordering the marker. She requested
assistance from staff in organizing an unveiling with a preferred date of February 28, 2026
(Saturday), and alternate dates on March 7 or 14. Staff will check on these dates and report
back to Allured directly.

New Business
Local Historic District Petition – Staff provided an overview of the legislative framework that
guides how local historic districts are created and administered. Specifically, the roles and
limitations of the HDC and BHPC were noted. Discussion followed on the preferred role moving
forward of the commission since two neighborhoods are actively working on petitions to create
local historic districts. Vice Chair Huggins stated that representatives of the BHPC or the Black
community should have a seat on the HDC since they are the legal decision maker for local
historic district applications for certificates of appropriateness (for exterior changes on properties
within historic districts). There was general interest in pursuing adding 2 additional positions to
the HDC, though Chair Bryant cautioned that additional commissioners could lead to a more
inefficient process. Staff will explore options for moving forward and discuss this with the HDC.
CLG 2026 Project Ideas – Staff reviewed the CLG grant program and discussed ideas for phase
II of the historic property survey and guidelines for one of the neighborhoods working on a local
historic district petition. Commissioners were generally supportive of the two projects, but did
not provide any formal recommendations.

Announcements – Cole introduced the new long range staff member, Kaci Black. Bostick
updated the commission on the downtown master plan project and noted that public outreach
will begin in September.




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